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Was Your View Of Scotland Different Depending On Where You Were From?

A question from the lecture 'Did Sir Walter Scott Invent...

The Curious Case of the Decapitated Frog

A discussion of the nature of consciousness founded in startling 1853 experiments on living, decapitated frogs. The debate brought in the greatest minds of the age and is still with us today.

What Do You Think More's Intention Was In Writing 'Utopia'?

A question from the lecture 'Thomas More's Magnificent Utopia' by...

Was There A Reaction From The Crown And Aristocracy In Response to 'Utopia'?

A question from the lecture 'Thomas More's Magnificent Utopia' by...

How Do We Put A 'Utopia' into Practice?

A question from the lecture 'Thomas More's Magnificent Utopia' by...

Thomas More's Magnificent Utopia

This lecture will explore Utopia’s links both with London and with the civic culture of Renaissance Europe more generally. It will focus on the significance of Utopia at the time when it was written, with some reflections on its remarkably varied legacy.

In the Context of the Common Law: The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights has been at the crossroads of two legal civilizations: the Continental Civil Law on the one hand and the British Common Law on the other. Here we have two different approaches to reality.