22-23 October, 2026 .

On the publication of the first volume of Paul Wood’s intellectual biography of Thomas Reid.

Istvan Hont, Political Economy from Pufendorf to Marx: Culture, Needs and Property Rights

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‘It is with real sadness to report that Hans Aarsleff, a brilliant intellectual historian and long-standing friend of the Institute, has died in his hundred and first year.

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After Empire: Intellectual Life in a Post-Imperial World - Thursday 28 may

15-20 minutes long papers by 10 April