Joseph Raz: In Memoriam

On Saturday 10 December 2022, family, friends and colleagues of the late Joseph Raz (Fellow and Tutor in Law 1972–1985, Professor of Philosophy of Law, Oxford, and Professorial Fellow, Balliol, 1985–2006, and Emeritus Fellow from 2006; Research Professor, Oxford University, 2006–2009) celebrated his life in Balliol College Hall.

Watch a video of ‘Joseph Raz: In Memoriam’ here.

Programme

• Welcome: Dame Helen Ghosh, DCB, Master of Balliol College
• ‘Um Mitternacht’/‘At midnight’
• Dr Penelope Bulloch, Emeritus Fellow and Librarian of Balliol College: ‘Being in the world’ with Joseph Raz
• ‘Revelge’/‘Reveille’
• Justice Aharon Barak, former President of the Supreme Court, Israel, and Professor at the Reichman University in Herzliya: Joseph Raz — The Israeli context (pre-recorded)
• ‘Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!’/ ‘Don’t look into my songs!’
• Professor Leslie Green, Emeritus Professor of the Philosophy of Law, Oxford, and Emeritus Fellow at Balliol College: Joseph’s life and work in Oxford (pre-recorded)
• ‘Liebst du um Schönheit’/‘If you love for beauty’
• Professor Samuel Scheffler, University Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University: Joseph’s life and work in New York (pre-recorded)
• ‘Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft’/‘I breathed a sweet scent of Linden’
• Professor John Hyman, Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London: Joseph’s life as Research Professor in London, and his last days
• ‘Der Tamboursg’sell’/‘The drummer boy’
• Cécile Degiovanni, Lecturer at Paris Nanterre and first Tang Scholar at Balliol College: (the Tang scholarships were funded from Joseph Raz’s Tang Prize, 2018): On taking Joseph’s legacy forward
• Closing remarks: Noam Raz, Joseph’s son

Gustav Mahler’s ‘Sieben Lieder aus letzter Zeit’, ‘Seven last songs’ were performed by Dominic Sedgwick (baritone) and Malcolm Martineau (piano).