- Fellow type
- UK Fellow
- Year elected
- 2018
10-Minute Talks: The function of cynicism at the present time
25 Nov 2020 Professor Helen Small FBA
Professor Helen Small FBA considers the characteristic features of cynicism, its origins and development as a philosophical branch and what role it has played in public moralism, from the 19th century onward.
Current post
Merton Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford
10-Minute Talks: The function of cynicism at the present time
25 Nov 2020 Professor Helen Small FBA
Professor Helen Small FBA considers the characteristic features of cynicism, its origins and development as a philosophical branch and what role it has played in public moralism, from the 19th century onward.