Gifford Lectures

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Gifford Lectures episodes

April 26, 2013 Molecules, neurons and morality (audio)
This lecture by Prof. V.S. Ramachandran (University of California, San Diego) will deal with understanding higher brain functions through studies of synesthesia and other types of intersensory interactions, including discoveries of mirror neurons.
1 hr 34 min
April 26, 2013 Illusions , delusions and the brain (audio)
This lecture by Prof. V.S. Ramachandran (University of California, San Diego) will focus on body image and mind body interactions.
1 hr 26 min
April 24, 2013 Molecules, neurons and morality
This lecture will deal with understanding higher brain functions through studies of synesthesia and other types of intersensory interactions, including discoveries of mirror neurons.
1 hr 34 min
April 24, 2013 Illusions , delusions and the brain
This lecture will focus on body image and mind body interactions.
1 hr 26 min
April 25, 2012 Being and Event (The End of Reality)
3rd in the Gifford Lecture series 'The End of Reality', presented by Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Gianni Vattimo of the University of Turin (9 June 2010).
59 min
April 25, 2012 The Ethical Dissolution of Reality (The End of Reality)
Final in the Gifford Lecture series 'The End of Reality', presented by Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Gianni Vattimo of the University of Turin (10 June 2010).
1 hr 11 min
April 25, 2012 Beyond Phenomenology (The End of Reality)
'The End of Reality' Gifford Lecture series. Second lecture in the series, presented by Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Gianni Vattimo of the University of Turin (8 June 2010).
1 hr 5 min
April 25, 2012 The End of Reality: Opening Lecture
Gifford Lecture Series. Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Gianni Vattimo presents the opening lecture in the series, 'The End of Reality' (7-10 June 2010).
1 hr 15 min
November 25, 2011 The role of a university in the 21st century (audio)
Panel discussion on 'The role of a university in the 21st century'. Seminar organised by the Gifford Committee (May 2011), hosted by Professor David Jasper.
1 hr 11 min
November 16, 2011 The role of a university in the 21st century
Panel discussion on 'The role of a university in the 21st century'. Seminar organised by the Gifford Committee (May 2011), hosted by Professor David Jasper.
1 hr 11 min

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The prestigious Gifford Lectureships were established by Adam Lord Gifford (1820 - 1887), a senator of the College of Justice in Scotland. The purpose of his bequest to the universities of Glasgow,…