John Gray - What is Living and What is Dead in Liberalism?

T﻿he Pharos Foundation is a research institute and educational charity headquartered in Oxford.

Pharos Foundation

John Gray on 'What is Living and What is Dead in Liberalism?', and In Conversation with John Simpson (Doors open at 4.30pm.)

The Sheldonian Theatre

Pharos Lectures

The world's leading academics, entrepreneurs, artists, and statesmen and the greatest questions of our time

T he Pharos Lectures are an ongoing series of free public lectures and conversations delivered by the most distinguished public intellectuals. Like their namesake, the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, they are intended to serve as a beacon and invitation to learning in a darkening age.John Gray is a world-renowned philosopher, political theorist and intellectual historian. He has an asteroid named after him and until 2008 he was School Professor of European Thought at the LSE. He now writes principally for the New Statesman and has authored over twenty books including the bestselling Seven Types of Atheism, Straw Dogs, Black Mass, The Soul of the Marionette, The Silence of Animals and Feline Philosophy. His latest book, recently published by Penguin in September 2023, is The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism.<a href="https://pharos.foundation/" title="https://pharos.foundation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://pharos.foundation/</a>

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}