University of Cambridge professor of philosophy Simon Blackburn will deliver the Truax Lecture at Hamilton College on Monday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. The title of the lecture, which is free and open to the public, is "Religion, Liberalism, and the Foundations of Value."
Blackburn is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Previously he was Edna J. Koury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and was a Fellow and tutor in philosophy at Pembroke College, Oxford. His books include Spreading the Word, the Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, Ruling Passions, Think, Being Good, and most recently Lust, in a series on the seven deadly sins. From 1984 to 1990 Blackburn edited the philosophy journal Mind. His forthcoming book, Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed, will be published this summer.
The Truax Lecture Series was established in the mid-1950's by R. Hawley Truax, class of 1909, in memory of his father, Chauncey S. Truax, who was a member of the class of 1875 and also served on the Hamilton College Board of Trustees from 1899 to 1906. The Truax Lecture Series recognizes distinguished guest philosophers or lecturers in the field of philosophy.
