Charles Taylor and Rowan Williams in conversation: Beatty Lecture Book Launch

As part of the virtual launch of the Beatty Lecture anthology, "With The World To Choose From: Celebrating Seven Decades Of The Beatty Lecture At McGill University" in September 2021, McGill Professor Emeritus Charles Taylor (whose 2017 lecture is featured in the collection) joined Dr. Rowan Williams (former Archbishop of Canterbury, whose preface introduces the lecture) for a conversation on the importance of public discourse and the role of the public intellectual. The conversation was moderated by Professor Debra Titone, McGill Department of Psychology and Associate Vice-Principal, Research.
Established in 1952, the Beatty Lecture is one of McGill’s most anticipated annual events. Some of the series’ greatest lectures, delivered by Nobel Prize laureates, world leaders, and cultural icons, had been forgotten, but carefully stowed away in the McGill Archives. To help us understand some of the most significant moments and discoveries of our time, "With the World to Choose From" spotlights fifteen outstanding Beatty Lectures, spanning seven decades. Some of today’s leading thinkers add contextual information to each chapter, and an introduction illustrated with archival content sheds light on the history of the Beatty Lecture and the life of its notable namesake, Sir Edward Beatty.
For more details about the book visit www.mcgill.ca/beatty/book
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