The Medawar Lecture was an annual lecture on the
philosophy of science
Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. Amongst its central questions are the difference between science and non-science, the reliability of scientific theories, ...
organised by the
Royal Society of London
The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, r ...
in memory of Sir
Peter Medawar. It was last delivered in 2004 after which it was merged with the
Wilkins Lecture and the
Bernal Lecture to form the
Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture.
List of lecturers
References
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Royal Society lecture series
Philosophy of science
Philosophy events
Annual events in the United Kingdom
1986 establishments in the United Kingdom
Recurring events established in 1986
2004 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
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