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Spooks and spiders: Pythagoras and the foundations of Newnham College. In 1870, a small group of academic thinkers, including the philosopher, Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900), began to provide lectures to women ... Hall. , where they remained until Newnham

24 Jul 2024: The Point of View of the Universe: Defending Sidgwick's Ethics”. Henry Sidgwick, Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge and the cofounder of Newnham College, is, along with Bentham and Mill, ... In this talk I shall explore the implications

24 Jul 2024: It was his commitment to improving access to economic knowledge that led him, together with Professor Henry Sidgwick, to create a small Moral Sciences Library in 1885, composed almost entirely of

23 Jul 2024: Newnham’s pioneering work in the development of women’s education began in 1869, with a series of lectures set up by Henry Sidgwick. ... Human, Social and Political Sciences. Newnham College. Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge,. CB3 9DF, UK.

24 Jul 2024: H. Hardy, and G. M. Trevelyan, and from other philosophers such as Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Frank Ramsey, Karl Popper, Henry Sidgwick, J.

23 Jul 2024: Henry Yates Thompson was a close friend of the architect Basil Champneys and Henry Sidgwick, a founding member of the college. ... Newnham College. Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge,. CB3 9DF, UK. Follow us. Copyright 2024 Newnham College.

24 Jul 2024: In his case, Maitland was thwarted through a weakness in mathematics (and only succeeded through the sponsorship of Henry Sidgwick. ... everything about Henry Barnes was exciting. He was rumoured to have been President of Mexico for a few days; it’s

24 Jul 2024: When ‘Lectures for Ladies’ began at Cambridge, Henry Sidgwick planned a hostel for women students at Regent Street. ... Newnham College. Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge,. CB3 9DF, UK. Follow us. Copyright 2024 Newnham College.

25 Jul 2024: The Balfour Biological Laboratory was established with funding obtained by Henry and Eleanor Sidgwick, in order to prepare women from Newnham and Girton Colleges for Natural Sciences Tripos exams on as

The first president of the Society, Henry Sidgwick (1838–1900), proved to be a controversial figure: he shaped the intellectual agenda of the S.P.R. ... Through Sidgwick’s scientific initiatives, research by the S.P.R was well regarded.

23 Jul 2024: In May 1871 she accepted an invitation from Henry Sidgwick to take charge of a house which he had rented in Cambridge where five young women who wished to come from ... Urged on by Millicent Garrett Fawcett, later to become a celebrated campaigner for

24 Jul 2024: We'll go from throne to bedchamber, from weddings to ballads as we examine how Henry VIII's fertility struggles and the scandal over the 'warming pan baby' shed light on ... In the case of Henry VIII we usually focus on the pregnancy history of his wives,

12 Oct 2020: The first five Regius (i.e. Royal) Professorships, in Divinity, Hebrew, Greek, Physic and Civil Law, were founded by Henry VIII in 1504; the sixth, in Modern History, by George I ... Civil Law, Regius Professor of. Founded by Henry VIII in 1540 with a

17 Apr 2009: Newnham has organised a lecture in memorial of its leading founder, Henry Sidgwick biennially since 1901. ... From these small beginnings Newnham College was born and it’s easy to imagine that Henry Sidgwick’s pioneering spirit might have been

24 Jul 2024: Henry Sidgwick, 1838–1900 (Philosophy, Psychial Research) Trinity.

23 Jul 2024: Uta is a Member of High Table and has given lectures to Newnham’s graduate community and as a Henry Sidgwick Lecturer. ... Newnham College. Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge,. CB3 9DF, UK. Follow us. Copyright 2024 Newnham College.

24 Jul 2024: Henry Sidgwick dominated Cambridge philosophy in the late-Victorian era and was also famous for furthering women’s education, especially for his foundation of Newnham College. ... This Cambridge School of philosophy did not arise ex nihilo: Moore's

23 Jul 2024: Henry Sidgwick (1838–1900), Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy, was co-founder of Newnham College with Millicent Garrett Fawcett. ... The portrait of Henry Sidgwick was created posthumously, being commissioned from 1904 by Mrs Emma Winkworth.

And some dates stand out. 1891, for example, marked the publication of both the Cambridge philosopher Henry Sidgwick’s Elements of Politics and of Pope Leo XII’s encyclical Rerum Novarum,

23 Jul 2024: University Choral Awards. Newnham College does not have a chapel (our co-founder, Henry Sidgwick, wanted the College to be open to students of all faiths and none), so our Choral ... Newnham College. Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge,. CB3 9DF, UK. Follow us.