Category Archives: Portraits of Integrity

This British Academy project (2014-2016) built a series of detailed portraits of historical, fictional, and contemporary figures whose lives raise questions about what integrity is and what it is worth, exploring through these different conceptions and corruptions of integrity. We plan to use these Portraits in our future philosophical work on integrity.

These portraits are now part of our Image Bank and we are working on a book of essays.

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Gandhi seminar, Friday 22nd May

Posted on 6 May 2015 by Rachael Wiseman

In the next seminar in our ‘Portraits of Integrity’ series Dr Stefan Rossbach (University of Kent) will introduce selected readings from Gandhi and will lead a discussion of his life and philosophy. More details, including an excellent introduction and readings … Continue reading →

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Stoics: Portraits of Integrity

Posted on 10 March 2015 by Christopher Gill

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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Portraits of Integrity Conference

Posted on 4 February 2015 by Rachael Wiseman

We are pleased to announce a 2-day conference, Portraits of Integrity, to take place in Newcastle on December 11-12th 2015. Further details and speakers to follow. Please do get in touch if you are interested in presenting your work, or would like to hear about ways … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 3 February 2015 by Leanne Stokoe

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

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30th January — Bernard Mandeville and Adam Smith workshop

Posted on 23 January 2015 by Rachael Wiseman

The first Portraits meeting of the 2015 is next Friday, 30th January. We’re looking at Bernard Mandeville and Adam Smith with Dr Leanne Stokoe. Readings and intro are all available here. Drop us a note if you’d like to join … Continue reading →

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The Stoics on Integrity

Posted on 14 January 2015 by Christopher Gill

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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January 30th 2015, Workshop on Bernard Mandeville and Adam Smith

Posted on 8 December 2014 by Rachael Wiseman

Portraits of Integrity takes a Christmas break in December, but we will be back on January 30th with Leanne Stokoe (Newcastle University) convening a workshop on Bernard Mandeville’s Fable of the Bees. For more information click here. Our February workshop is with Christopher Gill … Continue reading →

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Henry James: Portraits of Integrity

Posted on 4 December 2014 by Danielle Petherbridge

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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Henry James seminar — Friday 28th November

Posted on 24 November 2014 by Rachael Wiseman

Danielle Petherbridge, UCD, will be leading a seminar on Henry James for our Portraits of Integrity series, this Friday 2-5pm. More information here. Please do get in touch if you’d like to participate.

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Simone Weil: Portraits of Integrity

Posted on 6 October 2014 by David Levy

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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