In 2021, the chair was renamed theSekyra and White’s Professorship of Moral Philosophy following a gift from the Sekyra Foundation.[2]
Under the original agreement, the professorship was to receive a stipend of £100 per annum, along with other payments and emoluments. The chair was not to be held for more than five years, or at the most ten years. In 1673, a practice began of electing one of the proctors, usually the senior, to the office; in course of time the lectures were entirely dropped; and at length the Professorship was so far forgotten, that it was never mentioned in the Oxford Calendar before the year 1831, the practice having continued, with one exception, until February 1829.
The professorship was established on a new footing by a statute approved by the Queen in Council in 1858. As a result of statutes made by the Commissioners of 1877, the professorship is now attached with a fellowship with Corpus Christi College.
The Sekyra and White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy leads the study and development of moral philosophy within Oxford and supervises doctoral and Master’s students in the subject. The postholder also chairs the Oxford Moral Philosophy Seminar, which has hosted the world’s leading moral philosophers in recent decades. Previous holders of the Chair have contributed to debates around the biggest challenges facing humanity.
^ abcdefAnthony à Wood (1796). The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford: In Two Books. editor. pp. 873–4.
^"Fulham, Edward (FLHN632E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^"Gisbye, George (GSBY631G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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The White s Chair of Moral Philosophy was endowed in 1621 by Thomas White c 1550 1624 Canon of Christ Church as the oldest professorial post in philosophy at the University of Oxford 1 In 2021 the chair was renamed the Sekyra and White s Professorship of Moral Philosophy following a gift from the Sekyra Foundation 2 Under the original agreement the professorship was to receive a stipend of 100 per annum along with other payments and emoluments The chair was not to be held for more than five years or at the most ten years In 1673 a practice began of electing one of the proctors usually the senior to the office in course of time the lectures were entirely dropped and at length the Professorship was so far forgotten that it was never mentioned in the Oxford Calendar before the year 1831 the practice having continued with one exception until February 1829 The professorship was established on a new footing by a statute approved by the Queen in Council in 1858 As a result of statutes made by the Commissioners of 1877 the professorship is now attached with a fellowship with Corpus Christi College The Sekyra and White s Professor of Moral Philosophy leads the study and development of moral philosophy within Oxford and supervises doctoral and Master s students in the subject The postholder also chairs the Oxford Moral Philosophy Seminar which has hosted the world s leading moral philosophers in recent decades Previous holders of the Chair have contributed to debates around the biggest challenges facing humanity Contents 1 Holders of the White s Professorship of Moral Philosophy 2 See also 3 References 4 NotesHolders of the White s Professorship of Moral Philosophy edit1621 William Price MA Student of Christ Church 3 1630 Thomas Ballow MA Student of Christ Church 4 1634 Edward Fulham MA Student of Christ Church 5 1638 George Gisbey MA Fellow of St John s College 6 1643 John Berkenhead MA Fellow of All Souls College 4 1648 Edward Copley MA Fellow of Merton College 4 1649 Henry Wilkinson BD Principal of Magdalen Hall 4 1654 Francis Howell MA Fellow of Exeter College afterwards Principal of Jesus College 4 1657 William Carpender MA Student of Christ Church 4 1660 Francis Palmer MA Student of Christ Church 1664 Andrew Crispe MA Fellow of Christ Church 1668 Nathaniel Hodges MA Student of Christ Church 1673 Abraham Campion MA Fellow and Senior Proctor of Trinity College 1708 Edward Thwaytes MA Fellow of The Queen s College Regius Professor of Greek 1829 William Mills BD Fellow of Magdalen College 1834 Renn Dickson Hampden DD Principal of St Mary Hall afterwards Regius Professor of Divinity Bishop of Hereford 1836 William Sewell MA Fellow of Exeter College 1841 Charles William Stocker DD sometimes Fellow of St John s College 1842 George Henry Sacheverell Johnson MA Fellow of The Queen s College Savilian Professor of Astronomy 1845 Henry George Liddell MA Student afterwards Dean of Christ Church 1846 John Matthias Wilson MA Fellow afterwards President of Corpus Christi College 1851 John Matthias Wilson re elected 1856 1858 Vacant 1858 John Matthias Wilson re elected 1874 John Richard Turner Eaton 1825 MA sometimes Fellow of Merton College 1878 Thomas Hill T H Green 1836 1882 MA Fellow of Balliol College 1882 William Wallace 1843 1897 MA Student of Balliol College Fellow of Merton College 1897 John Alexander Stewart 1846 1933 MA Student of Christ Church 1923 William David W D Ross 1877 1971 MA Fellow of Oriel College 1928 Harold Arthur H A Prichard 1871 1947 MA Scholar at New College Fellow at Hertford College Trinity College and Corpus Christi College 1937 Herbert James Paton 1887 1969 MA Glasgow MA Snell Exhibitioner at Balliol College Fellow of Corpus Christi College 1952 John Langshaw J L Austin 1911 1960 MA Fellow of All Souls College and Magdalen College 1960 William Calvert Kneale 1906 1990 MA Fellow of Exeter College 1966 Richard Mervyn R M Hare 1919 2002 MA Student and Fellow of Balliol College Fellow of Corpus Christi College 1983 90 Vacant 1990 Bernard Arthur Owen Williams 1929 2003 MA Fellow of Corpus Christi College 1996 James Griffin 1933 2019 BA Yale MA DPhil Fellow of Keble College and Corpus Christi College 2001 John Broome 1947 BA Cambridge PhD MIT Fellow of Corpus Christi College 2014 Jeff McMahan 1954 BA Sewanee University of the South BA MA Oxford PhD Cambridge Fellow of Corpus Christi CollegeSee also editWilde Professor of Mental Philosophy Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy Wykeham Professor of LogicReferences editOxford University Archives The Historical Register of the University of Oxford 1220 1900Notes edit Oldest professorship in philosophy renamed after 400th anniversary donation Retrieved 23 November 2021 University of Oxford News Office Oldest professorship in philosophy renamed after 400th anniversary donation 22 October 2021 Lee Sidney ed 1896 Price William 1597 1646 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 46 London Smith Elder amp Co p 342 a b c d e f Anthony a Wood 1796 The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford In Two Books editor pp 873 4 Fulham Edward FLHN632E A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Gisbye George GSBY631G A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sekyra and White 27s Professorship of Moral Philosophy amp oldid 1177448562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
