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Early Confucians: Portraits of Integrity

Winnie Sung’s introduction to our Portraits of Integrity meeting on the early Confucians is now available.

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Gandhi: Portraits of Integrity

Stefan Rossbach’s introduction to our Portraits of Integrity meeting on Gandhi is now available.

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Elizabeth Anscombe

The following was delivered as an introduction to a session on Elizabeth Anscombe, as part of the Portraits of Integrity project. Elizabeth Anscombe was born in 1919 into a middle class Anglican family. At twelve she discovered Roman Catholicism when … Continue reading

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Stoics: Portraits of Integrity

Christopher Gill’s introduction to our Portraits of Integrity meeting on the Stoics is now available. Readings Christopher Gill, ‘Stoics on Integrity‘. The text of a lecture given at York University in 2014 which discusses these Stoic ideas and consider how … Continue reading

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‘The Vile Ingredients’ of the ‘Wholesome Mixture’: A Portrait of Bernard Mandeville and Adam Smith

Leanne Stokoe’s introduction to our Portraits of Integrity meeting is now available.

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The Stoics on Integrity

Aim: to bring out the distinctive (and strong) features of Stoic ethics for analysing integrity; to explore the question how far this is an account we can not only learn from but would want to adopt today; to consider the … Continue reading

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Henry James: Portraits of Integrity

Danielle Petherbridge’s introduction to our Portraits of Integrity meeting on Henry James is now available. Readings Henry James, The Ambassadors, (New York: Modern Library, 2011); Chapter 1, Book First, pp. 5-19; Chapter 2, Book Second, pp. 65-83; Chapter 2, Book … Continue reading

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Simone Weil: Portraits of Integrity

David Levy’s introduction to our Portraits of Integrity meeting on Simone Weil. Readings Simone Weil, “Human Personality” reprinted in Simone Weil, Selected Essays 1934-43, ed. R. Rees, Oxford University Press, 1962.* Simone Weil, “Are We Struggling for Justice?” Philosophical Investigations, … Continue reading

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Hannah Arendt on Plurality, Spaces of Meaning, and Integrity

The following paper was presented at Saints and Madmen: Integrity at its Limits, at the Einstein Forum in June 2014.

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Humanity in dark times

The following paper was presented at Saints and Madmen: Integrity at its Limits, at the Einstein Forum in June 2014.

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