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The Amherst Lecture in Philosophy each year brings a distinguished philosopher to Amherst College for a public lecture.

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 18, 2025

“Self-love, Egoism, and the Distinctness of Persons”
Richard Moran
Harvard University

The Amherst Lecture in Philosophy is published by the Department of Philosophy at Amherst College.