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5/10/2015 - 108th PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Susan James on Freedom and Nature: A Spinozist Invitation

Published: Oct. 11, 2015, 12:14 p.m.

As the first talk for the 2015/16 Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, this year's Presidential Address marks the official inauguration of Professor Susan James (Birkbeck, University of London) as the 108th President of the Aristotelian Society. The Society's President is elected on the basis of lifelong, exemplary work in philosophy. Please visit our Council page for further information regarding the Society's past presidents.

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The 108th Presidential Address will be chaired by Adrian Moore (Oxford) - 107th President of the Aristotelian Society.

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Susan James is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. Among her books are Passion and Action: The Emotions in Early Modern Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 1997); Margaret Cavendish: Political Writings (Cambridge University Press, 2003); and Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion and Politics: The Theologico-Political Treatise (Oxford University Press, 2012). She is currently working on a collection of essays, Spinoza on Learning to Live Together.

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This podcast is an audio recording of Professor James' address - 'Freedom and Nature: A Spinozist Invitation' - at the Aristotelian Society on 5 October 2015. The recording was produced by the Backdoor Broadcasting Company.