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Browsing Cornell University Lecture Tape Collection by Title
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Gay people and civil rights: how far, how fast
Stoddard, Thomas B. (1983-12-08)Stoddard describes gay rights at both the federal and state levels, as well as at Cornell University. -
Goals for the 21st-century
Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996 (1988-06-10)Sagan discusses the socioeconomic implications of present-day expenditures on conventional and nuclear arms as well as the hypothetical recognition of states like South Africa on the future. -
Has the Labour Party a future in British politics?
Sheerman, Barry (1985-02-19)Sheerman discusses the British parliament, its history as it relates to the Labour party, and its possibilities for the future. -
Has Watergate ruined Ford too?
Stone, I. F. (Isidor Feinstein), 1907-1989 (1974-09-30) -
Heidegger's hand
Derrida, Jacques (1985-09-11)Derrida translates, reads, and discusses the work of Heidegger. -
Heidegger's overcoming of occidental rationalism
Habermas, Jürgen (1984-09-10)Habermas discusses the theories of Heidegger and their relation to modernity, postmodernity and rationalism. -
History and the novel
LaCapra, Dominick, 1939- (1984-11-28)LaCapra describes the relationship of the novel to history and briefly chronicles intellectual history, interpreting and defining the novel through its relation to history. -
Homeless in America
Snyder, Mitch, Fennelly, Carol (1988-11-30)Snyder discusses the plight of homeless people who cannot find affordable housing in America, suggesting ways in which this problem may be alleviated. -
Homosexuality and initiation in ancient Greece
Dover, K. J. (Kenneth James), 1920-2010 (1984-09-18)Dover discusses representations of and interest in homosexuality in ancient Greece, particularly relating to adolescent initiation into adulthood. -
Horns, beans and insteps: guessing from Aristotle to Sherlock Holmes
Eco, Umberto (1981-10-23)A comparative discussion about semiotics and logic in Sherlock Holmes, Aristotle, and other analytical philosophers. -
How Finland went western
Salo, Arvo (1987-10-06)Salo gives an overview of Finland's westernization. -
How to avoid nuclear war
Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002 (1984-10-31)Weisskopf discusses nuclear war, the cold war, and the present realities of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). He describes the work of antinuclear activists and their influence on public policy. -
How to get a job like mine
Vonnegut, Kurt (1993-04-20)Speaking to a capacity audience of over 2,000 people at Bailey Hall, a congenial and unrestrained Vonnegut expresses opinions on such varied topics as the importance of community, social justice, literature, the weather, ... -
Human rights violations in the Soviet Union and El Salvador
Orlov, Yuri, 1924-; Dudley, Mary Jo, 1956- (1987-02-27)The speakers discussed human rights violations in the Soviet Union and El Salvador and answered questions from the audience. Orlov used an interpreter. -
Ideas on the philosophy of science
Weizsäcker, Carl Friedrich, Freiherr von, 1912-2007 (1987-11-17)Von Weizsacker explains his personal view of philosophy and the philosophy of science. -
Ideology and the production of meaning
Hays, K. Michael (1990-10-17) -
Imagination as faith
Bishop, Jonathan (1982-11-30)Bishop discusses contemporary literature from Fitzgerald to Diddeon as a frame for absolution. -
Indian architecture and the mythological imagination
MacDougall, Bonnie G. (1990-07-25) -
Intellectual history: a reconsideration
LaCapra, Dominick, 1939- (1980-04-24)After explaining that a feeling of crises within the field of intellectual history has motivated introspection into the nature and objectives of the field, LaCapra discusses existing approaches and outlines alternative ... -
Invention in the nuclear age--no apocalypse, not now
Derrida, Jacques (1984-04-20)Derrida distinguishes between the fiction and reality of nuclear war, places the nuclear age within the context of history, and clarifies the role of the critic in nuclear discourse.