Essays and reflections

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.

Lectures

Coffee Economics and Spirituality

A talk given by John De Val on 11 January 2020 (The views expressed in this talk are my own views, and do not necessarily represent the views of the School of Philosophy, Cambridge – John De Val) The title of this talk is Coffee Economics and Spirituality. Economics and Spirituality are normally con

The School

How I Met the School

Way back in 1959  I joined the School because of my wife; she bought me a ticket to an introductory public lecture by the Principal of the School. At that time I was a cartoonist and BBC TV Entertainment producer for Top of the Pops. None of us who joined the course at that time knew what to expect,

The School

A Brief History of the School

Leon MacLaren was born in 1910 in Glasgow.  His father, Andrew MacLaren, was MP for Burslem, and a great advocate of the teaching of the American Henry George and his land reform policies. In his youth Leon experienced the terrible poverty and social unrest arising from the great depression that fol

The School

Speaking of Shakespeare…

“Why Shakespeare?”   I was once asked to explain my passion for his words and universality. Ben Jonson, his fellow playwright back in 17th century  England, said it so well: “Soul of the age! The applause, delight, the wonder of our stage…”   He declared on Shakespeare’s death in 1616…..  that “He w

Course

What is Calligraphy?

Is Calligraphy an Art? Is it a Hobby? Is it a Craft? Is it a form of Meditation? I cannot guarantee you will ever find an answer to these questions but if you come along to the Horizons calligraphy class you will begin something that can only reward your quest for your true self. To sit with a dozen