The London Lecture Series
The Royal Institute of Philosophy
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Episodes
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Jun 5, 2025 • 1h 28min
Choosing how we Represent the Past; Derek Matravers
This lecture is presented by Derek Matravers, and discusses how the choices we make in framing the past can influence our views on it.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
May 29, 2025 • 1h 29min
Proust’s Theory of Memory and Knowledge; Tom Stern
This lecture is presented by Tom Stern, exploring the phenomenon of involuntary memory in Proust’s work.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
May 22, 2025 • 1h 24min
Who should we remember, and for how long? A theory of justice for public commemoration; James Wilson
This lecture is presented by James Wilson, exploring how to reconcile different reasons for public remembrance.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
May 15, 2025 • 1h 17min
Can memories be unjust?; Katherine Puddifoot
Katherine Puddifoot explores how social stereotypes shape our recollections and how this can lead to injustice in personal memories.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
May 8, 2025 • 1h 28min
Remembering the dead; Kathleen Higgins
This lecture is presented by Kathleen Higgins, exploring how memories and new insights help us honor the dead and integrate their presence into our lives.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
May 1, 2025 • 1h 29min
Trauma, emotion, and memory; Michael Brady
In this episode, Michael Brady explores how memory can contribute to post-traumatic growth, examining the role of emotional memories in recovery.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
Apr 24, 2025 • 1h 27min
On Being Emotionally Haunted by One’s Past, Matthew Ratcliffe
In this talk Matthew Ratcliffe discusses the broader conception of human emotional experience through the lens of being haunted by one’s past.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
Apr 17, 2025 • 1h 29min
Insta-Worthy Memories and Filtered Truth: The Effects of Technology on Our Personal Histories and Records of the Past
In this episode Kieron O’Hara examines how digital technology shapes our memories and alters our perception of the past, questioning the integrity of human memory in the age of social media and AI.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
Mar 20, 2025 • 1h 27min
Conservation as a Method of Remembering (and forgetting) - Erich Hatala Matthes
In this episode, Erich Matthes navigates questions of conservation, and how some easily overlooked aspects of conservation can render its relationship with remembering more complex than it initially appears.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
Mar 12, 2025 • 1h 28min
Forgiveness: Do we need it? - Lucy Allais
In this lecture, Lucy Allais considers the reasons philosophers have given for thinking that forgiveness is puzzling, and argue that they are key to understanding why we need it – but also why we don’t always have to forgive.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.
