Petrus Hispanus Lectures

The Petrus Hispanus Lectures are delivered every other academic year at the University of Lisbon by a leading figure in current research about the nature of mind, cognition and language. Previous Petrus Hispanus Lecturers: Hilary Putnam, Richard Jeffrey, Ned Block, Daniel Dennett, David Kaplan, Tyler Burge, Timothy Williamson, Susan Carey, David Chalmers, Crispin Wright, Cian Dorr, Susan Schneider.

 

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The 2026 Petrus Hispanus Lectures will be given by Tim Crane on 28 and 29 April.

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Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2026: Tim Crane (Central European University)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2024: Susan Schneider (Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2022: Cian Dorr (New York University)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2018: Crispin Wright (New York University and University of Stirling)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2016: David Chalmers (New York University)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2014: Susan Carey (Harvard)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2012: Timothy Williamson (Oxford)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2009: Tyler Burge (UCLA)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2006: David Kaplan (UCLA)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2004: Daniel Dennett (Tufts)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2003: Ned Block (NYU)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 2000: Richard Jeffrey (Princeton)
Petrus Hispanus Lectures 1998: Hilary Putnam (Harvard)