For over a hundred years, the lectures have enabled a. Eight lectures on the new climatic regime 1st edition. In addition to the books, the web site contains a biography of each lecturer and a summary of the lecture or book. Bruno latour argues that the complex and ambiguous figure of gaia offers, on the contrary, an ideal way to disentangle the ethical, political, theological, and scientific aspects of the now obsolete notion of nature. These links seem to be dead, but the pdf of the lectures can be found here. A new enquiry into natural religion, which were given at university of edinburgh over the last few months are now on the web lecture 1. This brings us to his writings on gaia in his gifford lecture series from 20 and what he dubs his cosmopolitics. Bruno latour has made the text of his gifford lectures available as a pdf on his site facing gaia.
The purpose of lord gifford s bequest to the universities of edinburgh, glasgow, st. Ive already posted a few thoughts on the earlier lectures here, here, and here, for instance. Gifford lectures 20 facing gaia a new inquiry into natural religion a series of six lectures by bruno latour professor at sciences po, paris 18 february to 28 february 20 at 5. The draft text of the lectures is available here pdf, but the published. Oct 29, 2012 the university of edinburgh gifford lectures 20 brochure pdf facing gaia. They were established to promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the term in other words, the knowledge of god. Bruno latour the anthropocene and the destruction of the. This essay treats a selection of these newer gaian figures, specifically, isabelle stengerss gaia the intruder and bruno latour s secular gaia, in relation to lovelocks gaia and lynn marguliss evocations of autopoietic gaia. Facing gaia, six lectures on the political theology of nature gifford lectures by bruno latour in february 20, bruno latour gave six gifford lectures on natural religion in edinburgh under the title facing gaia, six lectures on the political theology of nature. The online gifford lectures database presents a comprehensive collection of books derived from the gifford lectures. The prestigious gifford lectureships were established by adam lord gifford 18201887, a senator of the college of justice in scotland. How better to register the agency of things tanner lectures, yale given at yale university, 26th and 27th of march 2014 to be published in a volume of tanner lectures tanner one semiotic i have to make a confession. They are held annually at the four ancient scottish universities, edinburgh, glasgow, aberdeen and st. The remedy, adam lord gifford thought, is not to secularize politics but to emancipate.
Professor bruno latour the university of edinburgh. Latours work has informed current interest in posthumanism and new materialism and is a catalyst for new. After field studies in africa and california he specialized in the analysis of scientists and. I had put the text of the lecture on the web thinking it could be published soon with polity. Bruno latour 1947 is a french anthropologist and sociologist of science. Those six lectures in natural religion explore what it could mean to live at the epoch of the anthropocene when what was until now a mere decor for human history is becoming the. The problem is that the expression of natural religion is somewhat of a pleonasm, since western definitions of nature borrow so much from theology. Facing gaia, six lectures on the political theology of nature. The aar panel responding to 20 holberg prize winner bruno latours gifford lectures has now been scheduled. News bruno latour thinks about the anthropocene march 22, 20 by garry peterson resilience science. Gifford lectures in february of 20 bruno latour was the featured speaker for the gifford lectures.
Lecture on latours gaia series philosophy in a time of. Gifford lectures the institute for earthbound studies. Some explanation on the fate of the gifford lectures given in february 20. The gifford lectures are an annual series of lectures which were established in 1887 by the will of adam gifford, lord gifford.
The gifford lectures are internationally renowned for their contributions to the advancement of theological and philosophical thought. Philosopher bruno latour on challenges of identity. With the book avoiding questions of global capitalism and political economy, alexandre leskanich questions whether this. Moreover, intellectually serious extrascientific figures of gaia have also been on the rise in the last decade. In the 2012 gifford lectures, sarah coakley seeks to listen to contemporary mathematical and empirical reconsiderations of cooperation and sacrifice in evolutionary biology. Those six lectures in natural religion explore what it could mean. Across eight lengthy essays latour, a well known figure in the field of science studies and the environmental humanities, offers a sustained critique of the scientific and cultural discourse.
Bruno latour, born in 1947 in beaune, burgundy, from a wine grower family, was trained first as a philosopher and then an anthropologist. The gifford lectures over 100 years of lectures on. We need to read latours work on gaia his gifford lectures, which can be read in full here and his modes of existence project to really get at his response to the dilemmas haraway is responding to. Ideals and powers from cicero to king is organized religion too inextricably bound to the status quo to save our nation and the world. Lecture on latours gaia series philosophy in a time of error. Facing gaia collects the lectures that the french philosopher bruno latour delivered at edinburgh university in 20 for their gifford lectures series. First of the gifford lectures given by bruno latour in. Pdf in this exclusive interview with one of his students, gaurav daga, latour discusses the challenges india faces in terms of identity.
I watched the final two of latours gifford lectures, which are helpfully arranged and available here. Mar 02, 20 bruno latour has given the six gifford lectures on natural religion for 20, under the title. A prestigious series of lectures on natural theology, unique to the ancient universities of scotland, established by the late lord gifford of scotland. The text of the play and most of my own articles cited in this book are. The university of edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in scotland, with registration number sc005336, vat registration number gb 592 9507 00, and is acknowledged by the uk authorities as a recognised body which has been granted degree awarding powers. In his 20 gifford lectures, latour probed the theme of facing gaia. Wright of st andrews university delivers the first of the 2018 gifford lectures at the unversity of aberdeens kings college conference centre. In february 20, bruno latour gave six gifford lectures on natural religion in edinburgh under the title facing gaia, six lectures on the political theology of nature. Bruno latour gaia gifford six lectures 1 free download as pdf file. Their purpose is to promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the term in other words, the knowledge of god. Aug 14, 2017 facing gaia collects the lectures that the french philosopher bruno latour delivered at edinburgh university in 20 for their gifford lectures series. Bruno latours recent feb,20 gifford lectures at the university of. Martin luther king jr the religious defenders of tyranny and oppression bind religion to injustice.
The set of lectures attempts to decipher the face of gaia in order to redistribute the notions that have been packed too tightly into the composite notion of natural religion. Latours gifford lectures text now available as pdf. Free will and the science of the brain by michael s. All lectures take place in st cecilias hall, niddry street, cowgate, edinburgh, at 5. Bruno latours gifford lectures, february 20 anthem. Professor davies is the emeritus professor of christian doctrine at kings college london, visiting international professor, school of philosophy, renmin university of china, beijing, and guest professor, institute for sinochristian studies, hong kong. Delivered in 20 in edinburgh as part of the gifford lectures, these le. Nov 01, 2019 for over a century, the gifford lectures have enabled a distinguished international field of scholars to contribute to the advancement of theological and phi.
A new inquiry into natural religion a series of six lectures by bruno latour, professor at sciences po, paris 18 february to 28 february 20 at 5. Here we can only get at their respective responses to the question of capitalism and its relationship to the. Bruno latour, a philosopher and anthropologist, is the author of reassembling the social. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Bruno latour has given the gifford lectures in edinburgh. May 10, 2019 for over a century, the gifford lectures have enabled international scholars to contribute to the advancement of theological and philosophical thought. Professor bruno latour delivers the gifford lecture series entitled facing gaia. Once out of nature natural religion as a pleonasm the set of. Bruno latour has given the gifford lectures in edinburgh in. Dec 18, 2014 the face of god, the book form of roger scrutons gifford lectures, is the first of a twopart collection of lectures turned into books that tie together the english philosophers assessment and challenge of the modern world the other being the soul of the world.
Facing gaia six lectures on the political theology of nature being the gifford lectures on natural religion edinburgh, 18th28th of february 20 adam lowe factum arte model for terra firma only for discussion with the author, not for quotation version 103. Latours facing gaia any discussion of the anthropocene and anthropogenic climate change risks a melange of different authorial or professorial voices, ones seen time and again in the literature on environmentalism. We will have to free religious enunciation from its confusion with. Latours gifford lectures text now available as pdf progressive. A new inquiry into natural religion posted on october 30, 2012 by troyrhoades i am delighted to post that the university of edinburgh released the abstracts for the feburary 20 gifford lectures to be presented by bruno latour. Once out of nature natural religion as a pleonasm lecture 2. Latour offers an extended reworking of his 20 gifford lectures. The lectures are now available as a book details here. The gifford lectures the gifford lectures, which are held at each of the four ancient scottish universities, were established under the will of adam lord gifford, a senator of the college of justice, who died in 1887. Find more information on upcoming lectures in this series on the gifford lectures website. For over a century, the gifford lectures have enabled a distinguished international field of scholars to contribute to the advancement of theological and phi. Latour, bruno, emilie hermant, and susanna shannon.
Eight lectures on the new climatic regime constitutes an extended reworking of bruno latours 20 gifford lectures delivered at edinburgh university. Andrews and aberdeen was to sponsor lectures to promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the termin other words, the knowledge of god. Therefore, this essay attempts not only to read latour s works more interconnectedly than have other readers, it reads latour s geopolitical writings in a more joinedup fashion than he has himself written them. This essay treats a selection of these newer gaian figures, specifically, isabelle stengerss gaia the intruder and bruno latours secular gaia, in relation to lovelocks gaia and lynn marguliss evocations of autopoietic gaia. Bruno latour the anthropocene and the destruction of. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Six lectures on the political theology of nature being the gifford lectures on natural religion edinburgh, 18th28th of february 20 adam lowe factum arte model for terra firma only for discussion with the author, not for quotation version 103. Une nomination aux gifford lectures constitue lun des honneurs les plus prestigieux dans le milieu universitaire ecossais. The face of god, the book form of roger scrutons gifford lectures, is the first of a twopart collection of lectures turned into books that tie together the english philosophers assessment and challenge of the modern world the other being the soul of the world. Cosmos means a wellordered world, but latour argues there is no pregiven whole, no pregiven universal as kant and others believed. The anthropocene and the destruction of the image of the globe. Latours intention is to take up this conception in pursuit of a new way of thinking about our critical moment.
A series of six lectures by bruno latour, professor at sciences po, paris. Follow bruno latour and explore their bibliography from s bruno latour author page. Eight lectures on the new climatic regime, bruno latour offers an extended reworking of his 20 gifford lectures delivered at edinburgh university, which explore gaia as a secular figure through which to understand our current environmental predicament. Notes, bibliographies will appear later in the draft of the published version. The university of edinburgh gifford lectures 20 brochure pdf facing gaia.
The gifford lectures were established by the will of adam lord gifford died 1887. Mar 29, 2018 in this post professor oliver davies reflects on what theology can learn from professor fuentes 2018 gifford lectures. Six lectures on the political theology of nature, can be watched below. On latours site you can also just download the pdf notes for all of the talks or click here to download them. The web site also contains a biography of adam lord gifford, a copy of his will bequeathing money to the four major scottish universities to hold the lectures, a brief description of natural theology, an introduction to each of the four universities and news about forthcoming gifford related events. A gifford lectures appointment is one of the most prestigious honors in scottish academia. The gifford lectures the school of divinity, history and.
Adam lord gifford established the gifford lectures in his will in order to promote and diffuse the. Bruno latour thinks about the anthropocene resilience. I watched the final two of latour s gifford lectures, which are helpfully arranged and available here. Bruno latour has given the six gifford lectures on natural religion for 20, under the title. Bruno latour s gifford lectures, february 20 29 october 2012. The gifford lectureships held at the universities of edinburgh, glasgow, aberdeen and st andrews have been delivered annually since 1888 by a succession of distinguished scholars. He held a teaching post at the university of michigan from 1968 to 1972. To depict this first new earth as a body in free fall among all the. Over centuries of evolution, the traditional patriarchal ethos has only reluctantly, and only in parts of the world, embraced legal concepts, morality, and politics based on equality that is, an ethos based on justice and the protection of the weak, and focused on the freedom and equality of all human beings. Mar 01, 20 professor bruno latour delivers the gifford lecture series entitled facing gaia. On latour s site you can also just download the pdf notes for all of the talks or click here to download them. Adam lord gifford established the gifford lectures in his will in order to promote and diffuse the study of natural theology in the widest sense of the term. An introduction to actornetwork theory, our modern cult of the factish gods. We have never been modern bruno latour translated by catherine porter harvard university press cambridge, massachusetts.