The annual lecture series in philosophy is made possible by the generosity of donor Lewis Burke Frumkes.

2008
Jonathan Lear, John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor at the Committee on Social Thought and in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, delivered the annual Frumkes Lecture, speaking on "Falling Short: Irony and Aspiration" on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in Hemmerdinger and Jurow Lecture Halls, Silver Center.

2007
Susan Wolf, Edna J. Koury Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, delivered the annual Frumkes Lecture, speaking on "Moral Obligations and Social Commands" on Monday, October 29, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in Hemmerdinger and Jurow Lecture Halls, Silver Center.

2007
Harry G. Frankfurt, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Princeton University, delivered the annual Frumkes Lecture, speaking on "Getting It Right" on Monday, March 19, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in Hemmerdinger and Jurow Lecture Halls, Silver Center.

2005
Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University, Simon Blackburn, delivered the annual Frumkes Lecture, speaking on "My Claim is that Morality is Nothing Other Than the Advantage of the Stronger Party...Well, Why aren't you Applauding?" (Plato, Republic) Click here to view the Webcast.

2004
Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics in the MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, delivered the annual Frumkes Lecture, speaking on "Simple Truths, Hard Problems: Some Thoughts on Terror, Justice, and Self-Defense." Click here to view the Webcast.

2003
Distinguished philosopher Peter Singer, DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, delivered the annual Frumkes Lecture, speaking on "George W. Bush and the Ethics of Protecting Human Life." Click here to view the Webcast.

2002
Distinguished philosopher Onora O'Neill, Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge and Chairman of the Nuffield Foundation, delivered the 2002 Frumkes Lecture speaking on "Autonomy: The Emperor's New Clothes." Click here to view the Webcast.

2001
The 2001 Frumkes Lecture, "Time in Human Experience", was given by Jonathan Bennett, Professor Emeritus, Syracuse University, and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science and the British Academy. Click here to view the Webcast.

2000
Philospher Bernard Williams presented the 2000 Frumkes Lecture on "Philosophy, Scientism, and the Need for History."

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