The Tarner lectures are a series of public lectures in the philosophy of science given at Trinity College, Cambridge since 1916. Named after Mr Edward Tarner, the lecture addresses 'the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Relations or Want of Relations between the different Departments of Knowledge.' The inaugural lecture was given by Alfred North Whitehead in the autumn of 1919 and are published as his "The concept of nature."

Past Lectures

Full list of Past Tarner Lectures [1]

YearSpeakerLecture Title
1919Dr Alfred North WhiteheadThe Concept of Nature
1923Dr C. D. BroadThe border-line between physics and psychology
1926Hon. Bertrand RussellThe analysis of matter
1929Professor G.E. MooreKnowledge direct and indirect[2]
1931Revd F. R. TennantThe relations between the different departments of knowledge
1935Mr A.D. RitchieThe natural history of mind
1938Sir Arthur EddingtonThe philosophy of physical science
1941Dr Cecil Alec MaceCausality and mind
1946Professor R. B. BraithwaiteLaws of nature, probability, and scientific explanation
1947Sir Edmund WhittakerThe concepts of physics
1949Professor Joseph Henry WoodgerBiology and language
1953Professor Gilbert RyleCross purposes between theories
1956Professor Erwin Schrödinger (read by Professor J. Wisdom)[3]The physical basis of consciousness
1960Professor Carl PantinThe A sciences and the B sciences
1962Mr H.A.C. DobbsThe concept of time
1965Professor Hermann BondiAssumption and myth in physical theory
1967Professor Georg Henrik von WrightTime, Change and Contradiction
1970Dr Gerd BuchdahlScience and rational structures[4]
1975Professor William KnealeGrammar, logic, and arithmetic
1978Professor Max Black[5]Models of rationality
1982Professor E. O. WilsonSocio-biology and comparative social theory
1985Professor Freeman DysonOrigins of life
1988Sir Andrew HuxleyMatter, life, evolution
1991Professor Ian HackingKinds of people and kinds of things
1994Professor Michael RedheadFrom physics to metaphysics
1996Professor Martin J. S. RudwickConstructing geohistory in the age of revolution
2000Professor Simon Conway MorrisFootsteps to eternity: the implications of evolution
2006Professor Peter GalisonImages, Objects, and the Scientific Self
2010Professor Simon SchafferWhen the stars threw down their spears: Histories of Astronomy and Empire
2012Professor Sir Geoffrey LloydThe ideals of inquiry: an ancient history
2019Professor Elliott SoberSolving Problems in the Philosophy of Science by using (some simple ideas about) Probability

See also

References

  1. "Past Tarner Lectures". Trinity College Cambridge. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. Cann, Kathleen (1995). Roser, A.; Börnke, F. (eds.). "The papers of George Edward Moore (1873–1958) Cambridge University Library". Wittgenstein Studien. 2: 13/41.
  3. Moore, Walter (1994). A Life of Erwin Schrödinger. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 330. ISBN 0-521-46934-1.
  4. "Gerd Buchdahl Collection". Whipple Library. Box 25 # 48d. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. Garver, Newton. "Black, Max (1909–1988)". Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 28 September 2019 via Encyclopedia.com.

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