Autumn Term
2015 | 2016
Issue No. 1 | Volume CXVI
The 108th Presidential Address
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Freedom and Nature: A Spinozist Invitation
Susan James
Birkbeck, University of London
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Monday, 5 October 2015
17.30 - 19.15*
The Chancellor's Hall
Senate House
University of London
Malet Street
London WC13 7HU
United Kingdom
Further Information
As the first talk for the 2015/16 Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, this year's Presidential Address marks the official inauguration of Professor Susan James (Birkbeck, University of London) as the 108th President of the Aristotelian Society. The Society's President is elected on the basis of lifelong, exemplary work in philosophy. Please visit our Council page for further information regarding the Society's past presidents.
The 108th Presidential Address will be chaired by Adrian Moore (Oxford) - 107th President of the Aristotelian Society.
Wine Reception
Following the Presidential Address, the Society will be hosting a wine and canape reception in the Grand Lobby of Chancellor's Hall. Please scroll down for further information.
Information
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Meeting Address
Senate House - University of London
The Chancellor's Hall
Malet Street
London WC1E 5DN
United Kingdom
Catering
All of the Society’s philosophy talks are catered with fairtrade teas, coffees, and biscuits.
Meeting Times - 17.30 to 19.15
The Society’s philosophy talks take place every fortnight on Mondays throughout the academic year. Each talk starts at 17.30 and lasts for approximately an hour. The remainder of the time is dedicated to discussion, which ends at 19.15. The Presidential Address will be immediately followed by a wine and canape reception in the Grand Lobby of Chancellor's Hall.
Admission
In line with the Society’s mission to make philosophy readily available to the general public, all talks are free and membership is not required.
Draft Papers
Following 135 years of tradition, draft papers for all the talks are available in advance. Please note that draft papers can only be cited with the authors permission (see below for final publication and subscription details).
The draft paper for a talk is available approximately one week prior to its schedule delivery.
Podcasts
The Aristotelian Society Philosophy Podcast Series contains free audio recordings of the talks delivered for the Proceedings. The Series was launched for the 2011/12 academic year and is produced by Backdoor Broadcasting Company in conjunction with the Institute of Philosophy.
The podcast for a talk is available approximately one week after its scheduled delivery.
Publications
For the past 128 years, the Proceedings has featured widely respected papers delivered by a range of prominent philosophers, such as Alfred North Whitehead, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Bertrand Russell, A.J. Ayer, P.F. Strawson, Karl Popper, Elizabeth Anscombe, Bernard Williams, Hubert Dreyfus, Alexander Nehamas, and Onora O’Neill.
Final drafts of the papers - including discussion notes and exemplary graduate papers - are published in the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society.
Online
The Proceedings is published online via Wiley Blackwell every April (Issue No. 1), June (Issue No. 2), and October (Issue No. 3). Wiley Online houses the Society’s digital back catalogue dating from 2000 to 2014.
The Society’s archive dating from 1888 to 1999 can be accessed online via JSTOR.
Hardcover
In keeping with a tradition, the Proceedings is published as a bound, hardcover volume which is released every October.
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