Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought 2025 - For the Way Things Are: In Search of a Defensible Conservatism

Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought 2025

For the Way Things Are: In Search of a Defensible Conservatism

Professor Eric Nelson (Robert M Beren Professor of Government, Harvard University)

The inaugural lecture will be limited to 160 places and tickets will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please register in advance here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1119708631659?aff=oddtdtcreator
Type: Seminar Series
Timing: Tuesdays 17:00, Weeks 3-8
Web Address: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/carlyle-lectures
Organising department: Faculty of History

Talks:

Tuesday 4 February 2025

Lecture 1: The Conservative Dilemma
Date: 4 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Eric Nelson (Robert M Beren Professor of Government, Harvard University)
Venue: Magdalen College, High Street OX1 4AU
Venue Details: Grove Auditorium
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 February 2025

Lecture 2: Conservatism and Theodicy
Date: 11 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Eric Nelson (Robert M Beren Professor of Government, Harvard University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Lecture 3: Relational Conservatism
Date: 18 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Eric Nelson (Robert M Beren Professor of Government, Harvard University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 25 February 2025

Lecture 4: The Paradox of Conservative Justice
Date: 25 February 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Eric Nelson (Robert M Beren Professor of Government, Harvard University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 March 2025

Lecture 5: Conservatism and The Way Things Are
Date: 4 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Eric Nelson (Robert M Beren Professor of Government, Harvard University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 March 2025

Lecture 6: The Legitimacy of Expectations
Date: 11 March 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Eric Nelson (Robert M Beren Professor of Government, Harvard University)
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark