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The Julia and Hans Rausing Building (formerly the Moravian Church), Malmesbury, Wiltshire
7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Saturday 1st June 2019
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THE ANNUAL THOMAS HOBBES OF MALMESBURY DAY
Programme of Events
The 3rd Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury Symposium
The Old Bell Hotel, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Saturday 1st June 2019
10.00 am – 4:30pm
HOBBES, MACHIAVELLI AND ITALY
10.00 Introduction to the day’s events
10.15 Professor Quentin Skinner - University of London
Machiavelli and Hobbes: a sequence of contrasts
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Dr. Raffaella Santi - University of Urbino, Italy
The Influence of Botero on Hobbes
12.45 Lunch
2.15 Dr. Luc Foisneau - Director of Research, CNRS, Paris
Cesare Beccaria: The Ghost of Hobbes in the Italian Enlightenment
3.15 Tea
3.30 Round up of the day and informal talks with the speakers
4.30 End of Symposium
Our annual Thomas Hobbes day this year was held on Saturday 9th June 2018 in The Old Bell Hotel, when the theme was ‘Hobbes and Sovereignty’. We would like to thank our speakers for a wonderfully entertaining an informative day.
Sir Noel Malcolm, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford.
Hobbes and the Thirty Years’ War
Dr. Signy Gutnick-Allen, Fellow in Political Theory, London School of Economics.
Hobbes on Sovereignty and the Risks of International Law
Professor Tom Sorell, Professor of Politics and Philosophy, University of Warwick.
The Strains of Sovereignty
Jonathan Rée, Freelance Historian and Philosopher.
Beating Back Ghosts
For an overview of the day, please read
The Thomas Hobbes’ supper commemorating the 338th anniversary of the philosopher’s death took place at The Old Bell Hotel on Friday 24th November 2017.The 17th century seasonal recipes used by the new French chef in preparing the menu were greatly appreciated by the diners. The Guest speaker this year was Tony McAleavy, the Chairman of the Malmesbury History Society, who used archival sources to present in an amusing way the town’s riotous life around 1600 when the young Thomas Hobbes was growing up. The Chairman of THoMS said that the Society was laying the foundations for a time when Malmesbury (upon Avon) would be synonymous with the name of Thomas Hobbes, England’s most famous political philosopher, just as the not too distant town, Stratford (upon Avon) is synonymous with the name of William Shakespeare, his contemporary and England’s most renowned playwright.
A note from the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard:
'The Thomas Hobbes Symposium took place this weekend in Thomas Hobbes's home town of Malmesbury. The actual venue, the Library of Abbey House Gardens, could not have been more appropriate. The subject, speakers and location attracted a capacity audience. The speakers included local philosopher Dr Finn Spicer, speaking on “Choosing to cooperate in Hobbes' world”, Dr Naomi Goulder of the New College of the Humanities, London on “Hobbes and self-interest”, and Dr Seiriol Morgan of the University of Bristol on “Rousseau and property as the source of all evil”. The lectures were followed by a lively, thought-provoking Q&A panel discussion.'
THoMS - The Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury Society.
THoMS is a membership society. The annual subscription of £5 entitles members to be the first to be invited to register for the Hobbes supper and the annual symposium.
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