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The Amherst Lecture in Philosophy each year brings a distinguished philosopher to Amherst College for a public lecture. Our 2012 Lecturer will be Frank Jackson.

All lectures, along with supplemental materials, are freely available on this website through a fully archived and catalogued publication. The most recently published lecture is:

Lecture 6, 2011

“Some Remarks on Intention in Action”
John McDowell
University of Pittsburgh