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Podcast & Videos

The Royal Institute now records many of its events, both in audio and video formats.  We hope to make as many of our talks as possible freely available here.

 

1989 An interview with A J Ayer

A. J. Ayer’s wide-ranging interview with A. C. Grayling and Nicholas Bunnin was recorded at King’s College London, two months before Ayer’s death.

 

2010 London Lectures on The Arts

This series features experts discussing painting, perfect fakes, poetry, authorial intention in music, ethical truths in jazz, beauty, the aesthetics of music, sculpture, and more. 

 

2011 London Lectures on Sport

Videos will appear here soon.

 

2012 Annual Lecture: Christine Korsgaard, 'On Having a Good'

Abstract: In recent work I have defended the idea that the good is relational, that is, that the notion of good-for someone is prior to the notion of good, and that the idea of a good that is not good for anyone is incoherent. In this lecture I take up some issues raised by that account of the good.