University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > Wolfson College Lunchtime Seminar Series - Wednesdays of Full Term > The War Philosophers: How much were our ideas shaped by war?

  Browse A-Z

Log in

University Account External (via Google)

🔐 Log In

Information on

Subscribing to talksdetails Finding a talkdetails Adding a talkdetails Disseminating talksdetails Help and Documentationdetails

ℹī¸ Information

The War Philosophers: How much were our ideas shaped by war?

Download to your calendar using vCal

If you have a question about this talk, please contact nobody.

Iain King tracks the lives of six young men who served anonymously as soldiers in the frontline, and later went on to produce world-changing philosophies. From Ancient Greece to World War Two, battlefield heroics, horror, and hubris have all left traces in the ideas we associate with these great philosophers. The talk will elucidate their fascinating war records, consider how their experiences shaped their ideas, and explain the legacy for us today.

Video of this talk available online

This talk is part of the Wolfson College Lunchtime Seminar Series - Wednesdays of Full Term series.

This talk is included in these lists:

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.

Other lists

Dept of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WB. Webinar & LT2, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building. Coslett Building (COS 107), Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

Other talks

Spectral rigidity of random covers of compact hyperbolic surfaces Cambridge RNA Club - ONLINE Climate, uncertainty, and the slippery measurement of Antarctic ice Director's Welcome Morning Tea and Coffee Coming soon
 

Š 2006-2025 Talks.cam, University of Cambridge. Contact Us | Help and Documentation | Privacy and Publicity