Theosophy Trust
Memorial Library
Lectures by Professor Raghavan N. Iyer — with full transcripts and video.
Prof. Raghavan N. Iyer · 1930–1995
Professor Raghavan N. Iyer (1930–1995) was a philosopher, Oxford don, and founder of the United Lodge of Theosophists in Santa Barbara. These talks draw on his lifelong study of ethics, political philosophy and the perennial wisdom — offering timeless insight for contemporary seekers. Each lecture is presented with a full transcript and downloadable PDF for study and reflection.
Professor Raghavan Iyer University of California, Santa Barbara, 1975
Raghavan Iyer examines the meaning of being a radical—one who reaches the root of things—and traces American radicalism from the universal principles of the Declaration of Independ… Read more
Professor Raghavan Iyer University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981
Drawing on Kropotkin, this lecture frames anarchist philosophy as both an ideal of society without government and a reality already at work in voluntary cooperation. Iyer traces an… Read more
Professor Raghavan Iyer University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981
Drawing on William Godwin's Enquiry into Political Justice, Raghavan Iyer examines the core principles of anarchist thought: the affirmation of individual freedom, the negation of … Read more
Professor Raghavan Iyer University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981
Drawing on anarchist thought, Raghavan Iyer examines whether genuine revolution can be non-violent within complex modern societies riddled with concealed psychological violence and… Read more
Professor Raghavan Iyer Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, 1975
Drawing on his definition of community as a body of people bound by unconditional, self-correcting commitment, Raghavan Iyer examines America's history of communal experiments and … Read more