Blogs and reflections

Discantvs: the School’s choir

Did you know that the School has a choir? You can find out more about the choir, performances, and Open Rehearsals on Discantvs’ new page. Visit Discantvs’ page

Economics and Law Treasures

In this section is a wealth of material produced by the Economics and Law faculty on the subject of Economics with Justice and related topics  – videos, articles, lectures. Visit Economics and Law Treasures While you’re here, why not sign up to the Economics & Law Newsletter?

Our New Name

We are now The School of Philosophy and Economic Science! Our web address, logo, and address name have changed, but the charity’s legal name is not affected. All of our classes and groups will continue as they have been, better reflected in the School’s new name. If you have any questions, you can c

Essay

Common Law, the Constitution and Christianity

An essay by Anna McClelland(All that follows is inspired by the wisdom and remarkable writings of Leslie Blake, with the guidance and patient encouragement of Ian Murdoch.)

Philosophy as a Way of Life

There are good practical reason for running a five-week course.  It’s a good way of providing something for those who have missed the beginning of term and might not want to hang around for the next ten-week course to begin.  Then there are those who have attended courses in the past who might want

Lectures

Cambridge’s Contribution to Economics

An online talk given by John De Val on 11 July 2020

Conference

LIVING LAWFULLY: Webinar / Colloquium

Living Lawfully one day Conference – transcript of a talk given  by Ian Mason– Barrister and President of the School – on 28 June 2020 Ian Mason is a barrister who has been a student of Philosophy and Economics in the School of Philosophy and Economic Science for many years and currently holds th

Lectures

Why work?

Edited summary of an online talk given by Richard Glover on 17 June 2020 One of my early recollections about the nature of work came from an advertisement for something rather sweet which suggested that consuming one a day “helps you work rest and play”. At the time, this distinction of work being v

Insight: Giorgio Rebollini and Ibn ‘Arabi

Giorgio is a practical philosopher first from London, then Malta and now lives in northern Italy.  His first love of the poet Dante led him to Ibn ‘Arabi.

The Annual Language Lecture 2019: Sound and the Veda

Warwick Jessup will explore sound and the Veda as a way to discover deeper levels of reality. Filmed 05 June 2019.

Artificial Intelligence. Promise or Threat?

Chris Rees sets out the history of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and explains what AI is and how it works.

Submissions

Spring 2020 Budget Submission from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Land value Capture

This February 2020 submission was prepare by Dr Peter Bowman as Chairman of The Coalition for Economic Justice. The School is a Member of the CEJ, which provides the Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Land Value Capture. Peter was Head of the School’s Economics and Law Faculty.   1.