Tarner Lectures Explained
The Tarner lectures are a series of public lectures in the philosophy of science given at Trinity College, Cambridge since 1916. Named after Mr Edward Tarner, the lecture addresses 'the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Relations or Want of Relations between the different Departments of Knowledge.' The inaugural lecture was given by Alfred North Whitehead in the autumn of 1919 and are published as his "The concept of nature."
Past Lectures
Full list of Past Tarner Lectures [1]
| Year | Speaker | Lecture Title |
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| 1919 | | The Concept of Nature |
| 1923 | | The border-line between physics and psychology |
| 1926 | | The analysis of matter |
| 1929 | | Knowledge direct and indirect[2] |
| 1931 | | The relations between the different departments of knowledge |
| 1935 | Mr A.D. Ritchie | The natural history of mind |
| 1938 | | The philosophy of physical science |
| 1941 | | Causality and mind |
| 1946 | | Laws of nature, probability, and scientific explanation |
| 1947 | | The concepts of physics |
| 1949 | | Biology and language |
| 1953 | | Cross purposes between theories |
| 1956 | Professor Erwin Schrödinger (read by Professor J. Wisdom)[3] | The physical basis of consciousness |
| 1960 | | The A sciences and the B sciences |
| 1962 | Mr H.A.C. Dobbs | The concept of time |
| 1965 | | Assumption and myth in physical theory |
| 1967 | | Time, Change and Contradiction |
| 1970 | | Science and rational structures[4] |
| 1975 | | Grammar, logic, and arithmetic |
| 1978 | Professor Max Black[5] | Models of rationality |
| 1982 | | Socio-biology and comparative social theory |
| 1985 | | Origins of life |
| 1988 | | Matter, life, evolution |
| 1991 | | Kinds of people and kinds of things |
| 1994 | | From physics to metaphysics |
| 1996 | | Constructing geohistory in the age of revolution |
| 2000 | | Footsteps to eternity: the implications of evolution |
| 2006 | | Images, Objects, and the Scientific Self |
| 2010 | | When the stars threw down their spears: Histories of Astronomy and Empire |
| 2012 | | The ideals of inquiry: an ancient history |
| 2019 | | Solving Problems in the Philosophy of Science by using (some simple ideas about) Probability | |
See also
Bibliography/Further Reading
- Book: Whitehead, Alfred North . The Concept of Nature . Project Gutenberg . November 1919 . 2019-09-28.
- Book: Broad, C. D.. Mind and its place in nature . Harcourt, Brace & Company, Inc. . 1925 . Internet Archive.
- Book: Bertrand . Russell . The Analysis Of Matter . 1927 . Internet Archive.
- Book: Tennant, Frederick Robert . Philosophy of the sciences : or the relations between the departments of knowledge . University Press . 1932 . 3947993 . 2027/uc1.$b121150.
- Book: Ritchie, Arthur David. 2027/uc1.b4087816 . The natural history of mind . Longmans, Green and co . 1936 .
- Book: Eddington, Arthur Stanley. 2027/mdp.39015015937769 . The philosophy of physical science . 1939 . New York .
- Symposium: Causal Laws in Psychology . 1949 . Farrell . B. A. . Braithwaite . Margaret . 10.1093/aristoteliansupp/23.1.31 . 4106505 . Mace . C. A. . Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Supplementary Volumes . 23 . 31–68 . 0309-7013.
- Book: Braithwaite, Richard Bevan. Scientific Explanation: A Study of the Function of Theory, Probability and Law in Science. 1953. CUP Archive. 9.
- Book: Whittaker, Edmund Taylor. From Euclid to Eddington: A Study of Conceptions of the External World. 1979. CUP Archive.
- Book: Woodger, Joseph Henry. Biology and Language: An Introduction to the Methodology of the Biological Sciences, Including Medicine. 1952. University Press.
- Book: Ryle, Gilbert. Dilemmas: The Tarner Lectures 1953. 2015-10-15. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-107-11362-6.
- Book: The Physical Basis of Consciousness . Erwin . Schrodinger . What is Life? . Penrose . Roger . 2012 . 93–102 . 978-1-107-29562-9 . 10.1017/CBO9781107295629.012.
- Book: Pantin, C. F. A.. Relations Between Sciences. 2010. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-14815-3.
- H. A. C. . The Relation Between the Time of Psychology and the Time of Physics Part I . The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science . 1951 . 6 . 122–141 . 10.1093/bjps/II.6.122 . Dobbs. 2 .
- H. A. C. . The Relation Between the Time of Psychology and the Time of Physics Part II . The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science . 1951 . 7 . 177–192 . 10.1093/bjps/II.7.177 . Dobbs. 2 .
- Book: Bondi, Hermann. Assumption and Myth in Physical Theory. 1967. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-04282-6.
- Book: Wright, Georg Henrik von. Time, Change and Contradiction: Delivered at Cambridge Univ. 1. Nov. 1968. 1968. Cambridge University Press.
- Book: Buchdahl, Gerd. Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science: The Classical Origins: Descartes to Kant. 1969. MIT Press. 978-0-631-11720-9.
- Book: Kneale. William Calvert. Kneale. Martha. The Development of Logic. registration. 1962. Clarendon Press. 978-0-19-824773-9.
- Book: Black, Max. Caveats and Critiques: Philosophical Essays in Language, Logic, and Art. registration. 1975. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-0958-5.
- Book: Wilson, Edward O.. Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge. 1999. Vintage Books. 978-0-679-76867-8.
- Book: Dyson, Freeman. Origins of Life. 1999. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-42576-6.
- Book: Huxley, Andrew. D. S.. Bendall. Evolution From Molecules to Men. https://books.google.com/books?id=KYM4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA3. 1985. CUP Archive. 978-0-521-28933-7. 3–19. How Far Will Darwin Take Us?.
- Making Up People . 2006 . Hacking . Ian . London Review of Books . 28 . 16 . 23–26 . 0260-9592.
- Book: Redhead, Michael . From Physics to Metaphysics . Cambridge University Press . 1995 . Cambridge . 978-0-511-62284-7 . 10.1017/cbo9780511622847.
- Book: Rudwick, Martin J. S.. Bursting the Limits of Time: The Reconstruction of Geohistory in the Age of Revolution. 2005. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-73111-7.
- Book: Morris, Simon Conway. Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe. registration. 2003. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-44080-6.
- Book: Lorraine . Peter . Daston . Objectivity . Zone Books . Galison . 2007 . 978-1-890951-78-8 . registration .
- Web site: Video & Audio: Tarner Lectures (2010) . Simon . Schaffer . sms.cam.ac.uk.
- Web site: Video & Audio: Trinity College Tarner Lectures (2012) . Geoffrey . Lloyd . sms.cam.ac.uk.
- Web site: Video & Audio: Tarner Lecture Series 2019 . Elliott . Sober . sms.cam.ac.uk.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Past Tarner Lectures . Trinity College Cambridge . 2019-09-28.
- 1995 . A. . Roser . F. . Börnke . The papers of George Edward Moore (1873–1958) Cambridge University Library . Cann . Kathleen . Wittgenstein Studien . 2 . 13/41 . en.
- Book: Moore, Walter . A Life of Erwin Schrödinger . Cambridge University Press . 1994 . 0-521-46934-1 . Cambridge . 330 . en.
- Web site: 2019-09-28 . Box 25 # 48d . Gerd Buchdahl Collection . en . Whipple Library.
- Encyclopedia: 2019-09-28 . Black, Max (1909–1988) . Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Garver . Newton . Encyclopedia.com.
