Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I THE SELECTED ORATIONS
- The Most Revd the Metropolitan ANTHONY of Sourozh (1996)
- Margaret ATWOOD (2001)
- Susan Jocelyn BELL BURNELL (1996)
- Quentin Saxby BLAKE (2004)
- Hans Martin BLIX (2007)
- The Rt Hon. Betty BOOTHROYD (1994)
- Peter Robert Lamont BROWN (2004)
- Sir George Adrian Hayhurst CADBURY (1994)
- Louis CHA (2005)
- Avram Noam CHOMSKY (1995)
- Elias James COREY (2000)
- Ann COTTON (2007)
- John Philip William DANKWORTH (2004)
- Ray Milton DOLBY (1997)
- Clifford GEERTZ (1997)
- Antony Mark David GORMLEY (2003)
- Sir John Bertrand GURDON (2007)
- Jürgen HABERMAS (1999)
- Sir Peter Reginald Frederick HALL (2003)
- Sir David HARE (2005)
- David HOCKNEY (2007)
- Gurdev Singh KHUSH (2000)
- KIM Dae-jung (2001)
- Sir Aaron KLUG (1998)
- Dame Cleo LAINE (2004)
- David Kellogg LEWIS (2001)
- Nelson Rolihlahla MANDELA (1996)
- Sir Arthur Gregory George MARSHALL (1996)
- Jonathan Wolfe MILLER (1996)
- Stroud Francis Charles (Toby) MILSOM (2003)
- Gordon MOORE (1999)
- Sir Nevill Francis MOTT (1994)
- Sadako OGATA (1999)
- Sheila Doris OVERHILL (1999: Hon. MA)
- Bridget Louise RILEY (1995)
- Sir Denis Eric ROOKE (2000)
- The Hon. Miriam Louisa ROTHSCHILD (1999)
- David RUBIO (2000: Hon. MA)
- Dame Sheila Patricia Violet SHERLOCK (1995)
- Dame Margaret Natalie Cross SMITH (1994)
- Sir Tom STOPPARD (2000)
- Sir John Edward SULSTON (2003)
- Aung San SUU KYI (1998)
- Dame Kiri TE KANAWA (1997)
- Sir Keith Vivian THOMAS (1995)
- Muriel Claire TOMALIN (2007)
- The Most Revd Desmond Mpilo TUTU (1999)
- Helen Hennessy VENDLER (1997)
- Sir Bernard Arthur Owen WILLIAMS (2002)
- The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Rowan Douglas WILLIAMS (2006)
- Sir Colin Alexander St John WILSON (1999)
Sir John Bertrand GURDON (2007)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I THE SELECTED ORATIONS
- The Most Revd the Metropolitan ANTHONY of Sourozh (1996)
- Margaret ATWOOD (2001)
- Susan Jocelyn BELL BURNELL (1996)
- Quentin Saxby BLAKE (2004)
- Hans Martin BLIX (2007)
- The Rt Hon. Betty BOOTHROYD (1994)
- Peter Robert Lamont BROWN (2004)
- Sir George Adrian Hayhurst CADBURY (1994)
- Louis CHA (2005)
- Avram Noam CHOMSKY (1995)
- Elias James COREY (2000)
- Ann COTTON (2007)
- John Philip William DANKWORTH (2004)
- Ray Milton DOLBY (1997)
- Clifford GEERTZ (1997)
- Antony Mark David GORMLEY (2003)
- Sir John Bertrand GURDON (2007)
- Jürgen HABERMAS (1999)
- Sir Peter Reginald Frederick HALL (2003)
- Sir David HARE (2005)
- David HOCKNEY (2007)
- Gurdev Singh KHUSH (2000)
- KIM Dae-jung (2001)
- Sir Aaron KLUG (1998)
- Dame Cleo LAINE (2004)
- David Kellogg LEWIS (2001)
- Nelson Rolihlahla MANDELA (1996)
- Sir Arthur Gregory George MARSHALL (1996)
- Jonathan Wolfe MILLER (1996)
- Stroud Francis Charles (Toby) MILSOM (2003)
- Gordon MOORE (1999)
- Sir Nevill Francis MOTT (1994)
- Sadako OGATA (1999)
- Sheila Doris OVERHILL (1999: Hon. MA)
- Bridget Louise RILEY (1995)
- Sir Denis Eric ROOKE (2000)
- The Hon. Miriam Louisa ROTHSCHILD (1999)
- David RUBIO (2000: Hon. MA)
- Dame Sheila Patricia Violet SHERLOCK (1995)
- Dame Margaret Natalie Cross SMITH (1994)
- Sir Tom STOPPARD (2000)
- Sir John Edward SULSTON (2003)
- Aung San SUU KYI (1998)
- Dame Kiri TE KANAWA (1997)
- Sir Keith Vivian THOMAS (1995)
- Muriel Claire TOMALIN (2007)
- The Most Revd Desmond Mpilo TUTU (1999)
- Helen Hennessy VENDLER (1997)
- Sir Bernard Arthur Owen WILLIAMS (2002)
- The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Rowan Douglas WILLIAMS (2006)
- Sir Colin Alexander St John WILSON (1999)
Summary
'Eύ παντὶ παντὁς μοῖρ' ἕνεστιν. εἰ δὲ μή
πῶς σὰρξ ἂν ἐϰ μὴ σαΡός, ἐϰ δὲ μὴ τριχὸς
θρὶξ ἃν γένοιτο; παντὶ γὰρ παντὸς μέρος.
sic sapiens ille Anaxagoras: nam si frumento fructibusque alimur, unde fit sanguis et ossa nisi iam in cibo insunt aliquo modo? quam rationem sic refutauit T. Lucretius:
Quorum nil fieri quoniam manifesta docet res,
scire licet non esse in rebus res ita mixtas,
uerum semina multimodis immixta latere
multarum rerum in rebus communia debent.
quae res si nobis manifestior est, gratias huic uiro agamus qui generationem animalium ouis tractatis perscrutatur. oua quibus utitur parit Xenopus leuis bufo, cloacarum incola fertilitate libera, paritque perparua. sed hic qua est agilitate digitorum nucleum e cellula sublatum cui potestas propria aut huius aut illius creandi iam tota definita est in ouum enucleatum inserit. en bono auspicio alterum crescit animal, omnino idem ac prius. sic postea creuit ovilla illa quae uocabatur Plangon; sed tamquam huius uiri parergon habeatur.
qui fit tamen ut cellulae istae iam saepius ipsae diuisae cum in oua enucleata restitutae sunt non partem hanc illamue corporis tantum creent sed totum animal? qui fit ut ita se diuidant ut singulis quibusque instruamur quibus opus est ad hominem uel Xenopodem creandum? quando denique potestas illa ceterarum partium generandarum perditur, retinetur huius illiusue discretae? num cuiquam animali ullo tempore suae sit initium uitae disputent philosophi; hic uir uitam ipsam uestigare non desinit.
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- Cambridge Orations, 1993–2007A Selection, pp. 34 - 35Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009