For our next meeting on May 8th, we will read a piece by Hannah Arendt. More details to follow.
In the meantime, happy vacation to all!
In the meantime, happy vacation to all!
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Friday, 15 February 2013
Next Meeting: Wednesday 13 March 2013, 5pm, Wolfson
Our next meeting will take place at 5pm on Wednesday 13th March in Committee Room, Wolfson.
The reading will be an excerpt from Simone Weil's The Need for Roots (pp. 9-19; from 'Order' on p. 9 to the end of 'Honour' on p. 19)
As ever, if you have suggestions for future readings get in touch (christos.hadjiyiannis@ell.ox.ac.uk)
The reading will be an excerpt from Simone Weil's The Need for Roots (pp. 9-19; from 'Order' on p. 9 to the end of 'Honour' on p. 19)
As ever, if you have suggestions for future readings get in touch (christos.hadjiyiannis@ell.ox.ac.uk)
Monday, 14 January 2013
Date change: Next meeting 6 February, 5pm
Please note the date change for our next meeting: Wednesday *6 February* (not 30 January as previously advertised). Same time and place: 5pm, Committee Room, Wolfson
Monday, 7 January 2013
Next meeting: 6 February 2013, 5pm
A happy new year to all!
Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday 6 February at 5pm in Wolfson (room tbc).
We will be discussing chapter 9, 'Aestheticism, Perfectionism, Utopianism', (from vol 1) of Karl Popper's Open Society and its Enemies, which you can access here (pp.160-72). It is a relatively short text but contains various integral ideas that (will hopefully) lend themselves to fruitful discussion.
As ever, do get in touch if you have any questions/suggestions etc.
Looking forward to seeing many of you on the 6th!
Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday 6 February at 5pm in Wolfson (room tbc).
We will be discussing chapter 9, 'Aestheticism, Perfectionism, Utopianism', (from vol 1) of Karl Popper's Open Society and its Enemies, which you can access here (pp.160-72). It is a relatively short text but contains various integral ideas that (will hopefully) lend themselves to fruitful discussion.
As ever, do get in touch if you have any questions/suggestions etc.
Looking forward to seeing many of you on the 6th!
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Alan Ryan on Berlin (via Marcus)
Marcus has very kindly alerted us to this timely article by Alan Ryan on Berlin: "Isaiah Berlin: The History of Ideas as Psychodrama", in European Journal of Political Theory (December 2012)
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Friday, 30 November 2012
January meeting
Huge thanks to everyone who attended our first meeting last Tuesday. It was great to get the chance to talk about "History of Ideas", and we can all look forward to continuing our discussions.
Thanks also to those who passed on suggestions for future readings - please keep them coming!
This is all very *provisional*, but, as it stands, for our January meeting we will be reading an excerpt from Karl Popper's Open Society and Its Enemies (1962).
In February, we will read something by Simone Weil (possibly an excerpt from Gravity and Grace (1947) or Oppression and Liberty (1955)).
Details and dates tbc.
Thanks also to those who passed on suggestions for future readings - please keep them coming!
This is all very *provisional*, but, as it stands, for our January meeting we will be reading an excerpt from Karl Popper's Open Society and Its Enemies (1962).
In February, we will read something by Simone Weil (possibly an excerpt from Gravity and Grace (1947) or Oppression and Liberty (1955)).
Details and dates tbc.
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