Comments on: Jerry Cohen valedictory lecture http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:17:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mijnheer http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-238671 mijnheer Tue, 06 May 2008 02:40:56 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/#comment-238671 Today, May 5th, is Karl Marx's 190th birthday. Today, May 5th, is Karl Marx’s 190th birthday.

]]> By: Nick L http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-238533 Nick L Sun, 04 May 2008 12:54:56 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/#comment-238533 I especially liked the impression of a pedantic british linguistic philosophy, which bore more than a passing resemblance to a certain Mr Dawkins... I especially liked the impression of a pedantic british linguistic philosophy, which bore more than a passing resemblance to a certain Mr Dawkins…

]]> By: Nick Kelly http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-238517 Nick Kelly Sun, 04 May 2008 02:53:22 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/#comment-238517 I was at this lecture and it was probably the funniest and most entertaining lecture I've ever seen. He spent almost the whole lecture imitating philosophers from his life - including a drop dead impersonation of Isaiah Berlin as well as his imagined confrontation between a pedantic old-school English philosopher and American philosopher. It was a classic performance - I hope someone filmed it. I was at this lecture and it was probably the funniest and most entertaining lecture I’ve ever seen. He spent almost the whole lecture imitating philosophers from his life – including a drop dead impersonation of Isaiah Berlin as well as his imagined confrontation between a pedantic old-school English philosopher and American philosopher. It was a classic performance – I hope someone filmed it.

]]> By: Celso http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-238400 Celso Fri, 02 May 2008 18:08:54 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/#comment-238400 I saw Cohen in Oxford once, he's brilliant, and I think his is the best systematic account of Marx's Philosophy of History. I'm not sure I like everything he wrote on Justice, though. Does anyone has a transcript? I saw Cohen in Oxford once, he’s brilliant, and I think his is the best systematic account of Marx’s Philosophy of History. I’m not sure I like everything he wrote on Justice, though.

Does anyone has a transcript?

]]> By: Matt http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-238346 Matt Fri, 02 May 2008 11:06:23 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/#comment-238346 Jerry Cohen was indirectly responsible for my having access to several bottles of really very nice scotch a few years ago. For this alone I'm grateful to him, though now I have had, through no fault of my own, a taste for expensive scotch instilled in me and therefore believe that justice demands that I be compensated for this. I hope he'd agree. Jerry Cohen was indirectly responsible for my having access to several bottles of really very nice scotch a few years ago. For this alone I’m grateful to him, though now I have had, through no fault of my own, a taste for expensive scotch instilled in me and therefore believe that justice demands that I be compensated for this. I hope he’d agree.

]]> By: Jon Pike http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-238336 Jon Pike Fri, 02 May 2008 08:53:43 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/#comment-238336 This looks like Jerry was on good form. I hope it's not lost to posterity: there should be more Jerry Cohen on Youtube (that is, more than none). For slightly less entertaining Cohen, there's a podcast at Philosophy bites. But when is the appointment of his successor announced? This looks like Jerry was on good form. I hope it’s not lost to posterity: there should be more Jerry Cohen on Youtube (that is, more than none). For slightly less entertaining Cohen, there’s a podcast at Philosophy bites.

But when is the appointment of his successor announced?

]]> By: Chris Bertram http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-238329 Chris Bertram Fri, 02 May 2008 06:57:37 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/#comment-238329 Well I think someone was _supposed_ to film it, but I'm told they didn't. A pity, because it would have been great on YouTube. Well I think someone was supposed to film it, but I’m told they didn’t. A pity, because it would have been great on YouTube.

]]> By: praisegod barebones http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-238328 praisegod barebones Fri, 02 May 2008 06:54:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/#comment-238328 I love the picture, but had so hoped that it was going to be a YouTube video I love the picture, but had so hoped that it was going to be a YouTube video

]]> By: Jesus Silva http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/comment-page-1/#comment-238327 Jesus Silva Fri, 02 May 2008 06:40:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2008/05/02/jerry-cohen-valedictory-lecture/#comment-238327 Do you have a transcript of the lecture? Any notes? Sounds really interesting. Do you have a transcript of the lecture? Any notes?
Sounds really interesting.

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