Gifford lectures blog live discussion of the edinburgh series. Bruno latour has made the text of his gifford lectures available as a pdf on his site facing gaia. In my response to bruno latours lecture on gaining the holberg prize, gaia. Gifford lectures the institute for earthbound studies. Being the gifford lectures on natural religion by bruno latour.
The gifford lectures over 100 years of lectures on natural. Senior professor michael welker from the university of heidelberg will deliver the first of his six lectures on the concept of the image of god in humanity on the 28th of october. Facing gaia six lectures on the political theology of nature being the gifford lectures on natural religion edinburgh, 18th28th of february 20 adam lowe factum arte model for terra firma only for discussion with the author, not for quotation version 103. Facing gaia collects the lectures that the french philosopher bruno latour delivered at edinburgh university in 20 for their gifford lectures series. The web site also contains a biography of adam lord gifford, a copy of his will bequeathing money to the four major scottish universities to hold the lectures, a brief description of natural theology, an introduction to each of the four universities and news about forthcoming gifford related events. The lectures are now available as a book details here.
The gifford lectures delivered before the university of st. Mar 02, 20 bruno latour has given the six gifford lectures on natural religion for 20, under the title. The teleological argument in the gifford lectures by cranston, mildred welch, 1898publication date 1930 topics boston university. They are held annually at the four ancient scottish universities, edinburgh, glasgow, aberdeen and st. Therefore, this essay attempts not only to read latours works more interconnectedly than have other readers, it reads latours geopolitical writings in a more joinedup fashion than he has himself written them. Dec 18, 2014 the face of god, the book form of roger scrutons gifford lectures, is the first of a twopart collection of lectures turned into books that tie together the english philosophers assessment and challenge of the modern world the other being the soul of the world. Thus, in his 1885 will, he bequeathed funds to four scottish universitiesedinburgh, aberdeen, glasgow, and st. This was a final workshop, convened by latour s project, an inquiry into modes of existence, which was not only a book, but a website that was an experiment in interactive metaphysics that had been going on for four years.
Nov 10, 2019 the gifford lectures this year are happening earlier than previous years and they are only a little over two weeks away. Article information, pdf download for why gaia is not a god of totality. At the end of july 2014 there was a weeklong workshop held at the ecole des mines in paris, bruno latour s former workplace. May 10, 2019 for over a century, the gifford lectures have enabled international scholars to contribute to the advancement of theological and philosophical thought. Bruno latour argues that the complex and ambiguous figure of gaia offers, on the contrary, an ideal way to disentangle the ethical, political, theological, and scientific aspects of the now obsolete notion of nature. Their purpose is to promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the term in other words, the knowledge of god. This is part of a longer chapter for my phd dissertation that i am currently writing, and this talk is part of my work looking at the 20 gifford lectures by latour and his idea of the people of gaia or earthbound people, and its connection to gaian political movements and the anthropocene. Why gaia is not a god of totality bruno latour, 2017.
Eight lectures on the new climatic regime 1st edition. For over a century, the gifford lectures have enabled a distinguished international field of scholars to contribute to the advancement of theological and phi. Eight lectures on the new climatic regime constitutes an extended reworking of bruno latours 20 gifford lectures delivered at edinburgh. Nov 01, 2019 for over a century, the gifford lectures have enabled a distinguished international field of scholars to contribute to the advancement of theological and phi. Latours work has informed current interest in posthumanism and new materialism and is a catalyst for new.
The online gifford lectures database presents a comprehensive collection of books derived from the gifford lectures. Facing gaia is a reworking of latours 20 gifford lectures. Professor bruno latour delivers the gifford lecture series entitled facing gaia. All lectures take place in st cecilias hall, niddry street, cowgate, edinburgh, at 5. I watched the final two of latours gifford lectures, which are helpfully arranged and available here. Bruno latour 1947 is a french anthropologist and sociologist of science. On latours site you can also just download the pdf notes for all of the talks or click here to download them. Andrewsfor the establishment of a lecture series dealing with the topic of natural theology. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click on download. Pdf in this exclusive interview with one of his students, gaurav daga, latour discusses the challenges india faces in terms of. A series of six lectures by bruno latour, professor at sciences po, paris.
Composing the common world through arts and politics. Gifford lectures in february of 20 bruno latour was the featured speaker for the gifford lectures. Ive already posted a few thoughts on the earlier lectures here, here, and here, for instance. Latour s work has informed current interest in posthumanism and new materialism and is a catalyst for new. Those six lectures in natural religion explore what it could mean to live at the epoch of the anthropocene when what was until now a mere decor for human history is becoming the. First of the gifford lectures given by bruno latour in. For over a century, the gifford lecture series has featured the most prestigious. Bruno latour has given the six gifford lectures on natural religion for 20, under the title. In february of 20 bruno latour was the featured speaker for the gifford lectures.
Une nomination aux gifford lectures constitue lun des honneurs les plus prestigieux dans le milieu universitaire ecossais. Select gifford lectures delivered at edinburgh 19 vols. The gifford lectures the school of divinity, history and. The latter is an extensively and intensively revamped version of facing gaia, the gifford lectures on natural religion presented by the author in edinburgh in 20, and which have served as a sort of underlying narrative thread for the ends of the world. Adam lord gifford established the gifford lectures in his will in order to promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the term in other words, the knowledge of god. Latours gifford lectures text now available as pdf progressive. The original six lectures have been expanded to eight, translated into. The gifford lectures over 100 years of lectures on. Aug 14, 2017 facing gaia collects the lectures that the french philosopher bruno latour delivered at edinburgh university in 20 for their gifford lectures series. After field studies in africa and california he specialized in the analysis of scientists and.
Latours gifford lectures text now available as pdf. Latours facing gaia any discussion of the anthropocene and anthropogenic climate change risks a melange of different authorial or professorial voices, ones seen time and again in the literature on environmentalism. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. A prestigious series of lectures on natural theology, unique to the ancient universities of scotland, established by the late lord gifford of scotland. In the fifth lecture of the aberdeen gifford lecture series 2012, professor sarah coakley takes up the challenges left by the last two lectures, and now confronts the contentious and multi. Across eight lengthy essays latour, a well known figure in the field of science studies and the environmental humanities, offers a sustained critique of the scientific and cultural discourse. In addition to the books, the web site contains a biography of each lecturer and a summary of the lecture or book. Notes, bibliographies will appear later in the draft of the published version. Latour, bruno, emilie hermant, and susanna shannon. We have never been modern bruno latour translated by catherine porter harvard university press cambridge, massachusetts.
The gifford lectureships held at the universities of edinburgh, glasgow, aberdeen and st andrews have been delivered annually since 1888 by a succession of distinguished scholars. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Philosopher bruno latour on challenges of identity. Bruno latour has given the gifford lectures in edinburgh. In the 2012 gifford lectures, sarah coakley seeks to listen to contemporary mathematical and empirical reconsiderations of cooperation and sacrifice in evolutionary biology. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Lectures to promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the termin other words, the knowledge of god. The university of edinburgh gifford lectures 20 brochure pdf facing gaia. Bruno latour has given the gifford lectures in edinburgh in. Professor bruno latour the university of edinburgh.
Those six lectures in natural religion explore what it could mean to live at the epoch of the anthropocene when what was until now a mere decor for human history is becoming the principal actor. The gifford lectures are an annual series of lectures which were established in 1887 by the will of adam gifford, lord gifford. Facing gaia, six lectures on the political theology of nature gifford lectures by bruno latour in february 20, bruno latour gave six gifford lectures on natural religion in edinburgh under the title facing gaia, six lectures on the political theology of nature. The gifford lectures are internationally renowned for their contributions to the advancement of theological and philosophical thought. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Being the gifford lectures on natural religion edinburgh, 18th28th of february 20 adam lowe factum arte model for terra firma only for discussion with the author, not for quotation version 103. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Facing gaia, six lectures on the political theology of nature. Lecture on latours gaia series philosophy in a time of error. Six lectures on the political theology of nature, can be watched below. He has delivered the prestigious gifford lectures in edinburgh, thus joining the. Gifford lectures 20 facing gaia a new inquiry into natural religion a series of six lectures by bruno latour professor at sciences po, paris 18 february to 28 february 20 at 5.