Lectures

Throughout the academic year, the Deakin Philosophical Society hosts a series of guest lectures. When possible, we record these lectures and make them available online.

The lecture audio (mp3) files have two levels of access. Some lectures are open access and some have restricted access. You will require a password to listen to the latter. Deakin students, staff and alumni and members of the Deakin Philosophical Society may request access to the restricted files. Just send an email to mail@deakinphilosophicalsociety.com.

Deakin Philosophical Society
2010 lecture series

AC Grayling
Civil Liberties and Conceptions of Liberty

Professor AC Grayling gave this lecture at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus on March 11, 2010. In this lecture Professor Grayling discusses the present threat to liberty brought about by reactions to the threat of terrorism.

The audio file begins a minute or so into the lecture as Professor Grayling is introducing the concept of liberty and discussing, in particular, the practical importance of the concept.

This lecture has restricted access. You will require the username and password to listen to it (see the top of this page for instructions on gaining access). If you have a Deakin website username and password you can listen to the lecture here.

AC Grayling (2010), Civil Liberties and Conceptions of Liberty [40MB] (This link redirects you to the restricted access page. You will be prompted for the username and password).

Dr Tamas Pataki
Religion and Violence

Doctor Tamas Pataki gave this lecture at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus on April 15, 2010. Doctor Pataki begins his lecture with a critique of the tu quoque counterarguments of religious apologists before turning his attention to the failings of some Atheist arguments against religion — including, in particular, those of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.

The audio file begins with Russell Grigg introducing Dr Pataki.

Dr Tamas Pataki (2010), Religion And Violence [40MB]