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Just War: Ancient influence on Islam and on the Spanish Conquistadors

The study of justice in war is ancient in India...

Cosmology of Ultimate Concern

Where is everybody?

Are we alone? The universe is very big. Why do...

Democracy: Ancient Models, Modern Challenges

Demokratia is the power (kratos) of the people (demos). But...

Life on Mars?

We know that some 3 to 4 thousand million years...

Ancient Reading in an Historical Context

This lecture will explore the varying ways in which people...

In the beginning: the Roman, the Viking and the Norman Conquests

As an island people, the inhabitants of Britain were repeatedly...

Music of Earth and Space

Since Pythagoras, we have imagined the universe as a vast...

The Artful Universe

This lecture, looking at both art and science, explores the...

A Cosmic Perspective: Four Centuries of Expanding Horizons

The 'curious and ingenious' men who met at Gresham College...