Visiting Speakers

Christopher Ricks

William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities
Boston University

Christopher Ricks is the William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities at Boston University, having formerly been professor of English at Bristol and at Cambridge

Lissa Roberts

Development of Science and Technology
University of Twente

Lissa Roberts is professor of Long Term Development of Science and Technology at the University of Twente.

John Rockwell

Music and Dance Critic

John Rockwell is a music critic, editor, and dance critic.

Adam Rothman

Associate Professor of History
Georgetown University

Adam Rothman is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of Doctoral Studies in the History Department at Georgetown University.

J.B. Schneewind

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
Johns Hopkins University

J.B. Schneewind is a prominent scholar in the field of philosophy, focusing on the history of ethics, ethical theory, Immanuel Kant, and British empiricism.

Jessica A.  Schwartz

Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow an Lecturer in Music
Columbia University

Jessica A. Schwartz is Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow an Lecturer in Music at Columbia University

Ori Sela

Lecturer of East Asian Studies
Tel Aviv University

Dr. Ori Sela is Lecturer of the East Asian Studies Department at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Steven Shapin

Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science
Harvard University

Steven Shapin is Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science, joining Harvard in 2004 after previous appointments as Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego, and at the Science Studies Unit, Edinburgh University.