1940s

John MacMurray (1948-1949)

Jan 30, 1949

“The Conditions of Freedom†John MacMurray was born at Maxwell, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, in 1891. During the First World War, he enlisted as a private and in 1916 was awarded the Military Cross. After the war, he returned to Oxford to study history and philosophy. [...]

T.E. Jessop (1947-1948)

Jan 19, 1947

“The Freedom of the Individual in Society†Thomas Edmund Jessop was born in 1896 in the West Riding of Yorkshire. After teaching at the University of Glasgow, he held the Ferens Chair in philosophy at the University College in Hull, England from 1928. Until 1945, he was [...]