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1982
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February |
How Philosophy Began |
Dr James Moulder (Public Affairs, UCT) |
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March |
The Concept of Violence |
Prof Johan Degenaar, (Political Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch) |
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April |
The Political consequences of Marxist Philosophy |
Mr Alan Ryan (New College, Oxford University, UK) |
| May |
A Perspective on Eastern Religion |
Dr Jan Hofmeyer (Religious Studies, UCT) |
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August |
Is Morality too Demanding? |
Prof Thomas Nagel (Philosophy, New York University, USA) |
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September |
Does Modern Physics Make Sense? |
Prof John Juritz (Physics, UCT) |
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October |
Realism in Literature |
Prof John Coetzee (English, UCT) |
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November |
The Existence of God |
Mr Augustine Shutte (Philosophy, UCT) |
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1983
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February |
Computers and Our View of the World |
Mr John Greene (Electrical Engineering, UCT) |
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March |
Does Marxism have a Morality |
Mr Alan Ryan (New College, Oxford University, UK) |
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April |
The Origin of the Universe |
Dr David Aschman (Physics, UCT) |
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May |
The Idea of Mental Illness |
Dr Lawrie Reznek (Medicine, UCT) |
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August |
Chance, the Basis of Life |
Mr Timothy McDermott (Computer Science, UCT) |
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September |
Is the Mind the Brain? |
Professor Jonathan Bennett (Philosophy, Syracuse University, UCT) |
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October |
South Africa and the Open Society |
Dr Andrew Prior (Political Science, UCT) |
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November |
The Existence of God: Part II |
Dr Augustine Shutte (Philosophy, UCT) |
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1984
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March |
Image and Idea: Reflections of Picasso’s Iconography |
Prof Neville Dubow (Fine Art, UCT) |
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April |
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Mr Alan Ryan (New College, Oxford University, UK) |
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August |
The Philosophy of Law Regarding Marriage |
Fr Julien Hofman (Catholic Chaplain, Kolbe House, UCT) |
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September |
Models of the Universe |
Prof George Ellis (Applied Maths, UCT) |
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October |
Culture and Cuisine |
Prof Martin Versfeld (Emeritus, Philosophy, UCT) |
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November |
Minds and Brains |
Mr David Brooks (Philosophy, UCT) |
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1985
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March |
The Nature of Persons |
Mr David Brooks (Philosophy, UCT) |
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April |
The Nature of Persons |
Dr Anton van Niekerk (Philosophy, Stellenbosch University) |
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May |
The Nature of Persons |
Dr James Moulder (Director of Public Relations, UCT) |
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August |
The Nature of Persons |
Mr Willem Landman (Philosophy, University of the Western Cape) |
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September |
The Nature of Persons |
Mr Paul Taylor (Philosophy, UCT) |
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October |
The Nature of Persons |
Prof Johan Degenaar (Political Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch) |
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1986
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March |
Socrates |
Prof Martin Versfeld (Emeritus, Philosophy, UCT) |
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April |
Plato |
Prof Johan Degenaar (Political Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch |
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August |
Augustine |
Dr Augustine Shutte (Philosophy, UCT) |
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September |
Aquinas |
Dr Augustine Shutte (Philosophy, UCT) |
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October |
The Rise of Science |
Dr Barney Keaney (Philosophy, UCT) |
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November |
Descartes |
Dr Paul Taylor (Philosophy, UCT) |
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1987
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February |
Leibniz |
Dr David Brooks (Philosophy, UCT) |
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March |
Locke |
Dr Paul Taylor (Philosophy, UCT) |
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April |
Berkley |
Mr Nicholas Hallam (Philosophy, UCT) |
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May |
Hume |
Prof Zak van Straaten (Philosophy, UCT) |
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July |
Kant |
Dr Augustine Shutte (Philosophy, UCT) |
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August |
Marx |
Ms Denise Meyerson (Philosophy, UCT) |
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September |
Hegel |
Prof Andre du Toit (Political Studies, UCT) |
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October |
Bradley |
Prof Ian Bunting (Philosophy, UCT) |
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1988
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March |
Popper’s Theory of Knowledge |
Prof. Zak van Straaten (Philosophy, UCT) |
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April |
Rationalist Theories of Knowledge: Historical & Contemporary |
Prof. Ian Bunting (Philosophy, UCT) |
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May |
Aristotle & the Aristotelian Tradition on Theories of Knowledge |
Dr. Augustine Shutte (Philosophy, UCT) |
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June |
Kant and Carnap on Knowledge |
Dr David Brooks (Philosophy, UCT) |
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July |
Empiricist Theories of Knowledge: Historical & Contemporary |
Dr. Paul Taylor (Philosophy, UCT) |
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August |
Moral Truth |
Dr. Denise Meyerson (Philosophy, UCT) |
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September |
Truth & Justice |
Prof. Andre du Toit (Political Studies, UCT) |
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October |
Social Knowledge & Explanation |
Dr. Johann Mouton (Human Sciences Research Council) |
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1989
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February |
Symposium: The Nature of Philosophy and Philosophical Method |
Prof. Zak van Straaten and a panel of symposiasts. |
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March |
What is a literary work? |
Dr. Paul Taylor (Philosophy, UCT) |
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April |
Philosophy and the Good Life |
Mr Peter Collins (Political Studies, UCT) |
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May |
Selfishness and Altruism |
Prof. Zak van Straaten & David Benatar, Patrick Giddy, Graham Williams (Philosophy, UCT) |
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July |
Hayek, Popper and the Open Society |
Mr Hans Middelmann (University Council, UCT) |
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August |
Some psychological and philosophical considerations on death and dying |
Prof Solomon Benatar (Medicine, UCT) |
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September |
Body and Mind |
Prof. Ian Bunting (Philosophy, UCT) |
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October |
a) Dialogue between |
Prof. Zak van Straaten (Philosophy, UCT) & Mr Jens Jacobsen. |
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b) Against Religion |
Prof. Ken Jubber (Sociology, UCT) |