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Rupert Gethin to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC
It is with great pleasure that we announce that Professor Rupert Gethin has accepted an Honorary Fellowship with the DLCC. Professor Gethin, who has been president of the Pali Text Society since 2003, was appointed Lecturer in Indian Religions at the University of Bristol in 1987, and then Professor of … Continue reading
First International Philosophical Dialogue, East-West
Three Fellows of the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion delivered papers as delegates to the First International Philosophical Dialogue, East-West, on the topic of Science and Religion. This event took place in Skopje, Sveti Nikole and Ohrid, Macedonia under the auspices of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, the … Continue reading
Paul Lodge to become Senior Research Fellow of the DLCC
The Centre is very pleased to announce that Paul Lodge will be joining the team as a Senior Research Fellow. Paul Lodge is University Lecturer in Early Modern Philosophy at the University of Oxford and a Tutorial Fellow in Philosophy at Mansfield College. He has a BA in Philosophy and … Continue reading
Keith Abel joins Advisory Board of the DLCC
Acclaimed businessman, Keith Abel has joined the Advisory Board of the DLCC. After failing his bar exams in 1988 Keith Abel began selling potatoes door to door in Catford. Potatoes became organic potatoes which in turn became organic vegetable boxes, through the limited company Abel & Cole. Keith sold Abel … Continue reading
Richard Sorabji to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC
We are delighted to announce that Sir Richard Sorabji, CBE FBA, Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, is to join the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion as an Honorary Fellow. Professor Sorabji, who is a recognised authority on the work of Aristotle and his tradition and on the philosophy of … Continue reading
Jas Elsner to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC
The Centre is delighted to announce that Jas Elsner is to become an Honorary Fellow. Jas Elsner is perhaps best known for his outstanding published works on Art in the ancient world, including several books with OUP and CUP. He studied Classics and Art History at Cambridge, Harvard and London, … Continue reading
Julius Lipner to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Professor Julius Lipner, who is a Fellow of the British Academy, is to be made an Honorary Fellow at the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion. Professor Lipner began his career at Birmingham University before moving to the University of Cambridge in … Continue reading
Joanna Lumley to Become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC
We are delighted to announce that prominent actress and activist Joanna Lumley OBE will be joining the Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion as an Honorary Fellow. Ms Lumley is recognised as one of Britain’s foremost actors, having starred in a number of major domestic and international films and television series. … Continue reading
Derek Parfit to become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC
The DLCC is delighted to announce that preeminent ethicist, Professor Derek Parfit, will be joining the centre as an Honorary Fellow. Professor Parfit is Emeritus Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford, and has taught as a visiting professor of philosophy at New York University, Harvard, and … Continue reading
Simon Baron-Cohen to become Honorary Fellow of the DLCC
We are very pleased to announce that Dr Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the university of Cambridge, is to join the DLCC as an honorary fellow. Professor Baron-Cohen, who is the present director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) in Cambridge, is considered to be Europe’s foremost researcher … Continue reading