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Title

C.S. Lewis and the Oxford Philosphers: A Philosophical Review of the Oxford Socratic Club (1941-72)

Authors

Jim Stockton, Boise State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

10-25-2012

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Abstract

Meeting regularly from January of 1942 to November of 1969, the Oxford University Socratic Club was one of the most significant academic organizations to affect mid-twentieth century Anglophilic letters. Although the Socratic Club is most often identified with its first faculty advisor and president, literary critic and novelist C. S. Lewis, most of the papers presented, and argued over at club meetings, were delivered by such notable philosophers as G.E.M. Anscombe, A. J. Ayer, John Austin, Antony Flew, Gilbert Ryle, Philippa Foot, Peter Geach, John Lucas, Basil Mitchell, and many others. The Boise State University Socratic Club Collection is a small start on the preservation of rare publications and pertinent documents that speak to the club’s historical significance.

The collection features three original Socratic Digests (issues 2, 3, and 4) gifted by Oxonian moral philosopher Mary Midgley, who, along with her husband analytical philosopher Geoffrey Midgley, were active participants in club activities. Complementing the three original publications are five bound photo-copies of the Socratic Digests published between 1943—1952), obtained by the Albertsons Library staff.

This lecture was given at Albertsons Library in the Special Collections and Archives unit.

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Recommended Citation

Stockton, Jim, "C.S. Lewis and the Oxford Philosphers: A Philosophical Review of the Oxford Socratic Club (1941-72)" (2012). General Library Events. 1.
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/lib_events/1