Anderson S Mature Addresses and Articles: 1939-1962

John Anderson’s articles and addresses

John Anderson’s articles and addresses fall into two broad groups. In the decade from 1927 to 1937, Anderson was prolific in both his academic writing and addresses to student societies and these writings are extensively documented. All his published philosophy can be found in the pages of the Australasian Journal of Psychology and Philosophy, of which he was editor from 1935 to 1946. His Freethought and Literary Society addresses were reported regularly in both the Union Recorder and Honi Soit. The reports for the Recorder were submitted by the secretary of the society and were either written by Anderson himself or by a student who had taken detailed notes and probably submitted the report to Anderson for vetting. The reports for Honi Soit were of variable quality depending on who was on the editorial staff of the paper. There were no known Andersonians on the staff during the thirties. Anderson’s political articles are found primarily in the Workers Weekly, The Communist, and The Militant, although there are also extensive handwritten addresses, articles and letters on politics in Anderson’s hand in the University Archives. While it is still too early to say that there is a complete list of his intellectual activity during this period, there is an excellent representative sample of his work for this decade available in published form. Four fifths of the articles and addresses in Studies in Empirical Philosophy, Art and Reality and A Perilous and Fighting Life were written in the thirties.

After 1939, John’s academic writing began to fall away and after 1943, stopped completely for another nine years. Similarly his addresses to student societies also decreased in number although there was a brief flurry of activity in the years immediately following the end of the war until the end of the Freethought Society in 1951. His academic articles became more regular after 1952, although his addresses to students occurred only occasionally after that time. Even though Anderson’s intellectual output was ‘regular’ from his return from sabbatical until his death, for this twenty three year period there is very little published work available. Only one fifth of Studies, Art and Reality and A Perilous and Fighting Life contain articles or addresses from this period and even if we include the articles collected for Education and Inquiry, the situation does not improve significantly. Hence, any assessment of Anderson’s thinking based only on his published work will be biased heavily towards his writings of the thirties when he was in his late thirties and early forties. Given that he continued writing until he was sixty eight, this emphasis overlooks some of his most developed writings. Anderson’s Early Addresses and Articles 1927 - 1938

John Anderson’s first decade at Sydney University was characterised by two features: his adherence to Communism and then Trotskyism, and his extensive philosophical writings. The material cited below reflects these two features. There are a large number of writings for the Communist publications, The Workers Weekly and The Communist, and for the Trotskyist publication, The Militant. Similarly there are a large number of writings for the A.J.P.P.. Apart from these writings, there are a large number of addresses for a number of student societies, particularly the Freethought Society and the Literary Society. These were typically reported in Honi Soit and the Union Recorder.

1927 10th June Art and the Workers The Workers Weekly 15th Jul Evolution and Revolution The Worker's Weekly p. 3. 25th Aug Sacco-Vanzetti Letter Sydney Morning Herald Sept Familiar Beliefs and Trans. Reason (R) A.J.P.P., V, 3, p233 7th Oct Politics and Publicity: Are we to The Workers Weekly p 4. be allowed to discuss Communism? Oct Publicity and the Public (Draft of Anderson Archives ‘Politics and Publicity’) 1st Dec History and Theory The Communist pp 11 – 14 Dec. The Epinomis of Plato (R) A.J.P.P., VI, 4, p312-3 Dec. Reality (R) A.J.P.P., V, 4, p315-6 Science and Servility Anderson Archives

1928 Feb 1 'The Moral Factor in the Proletarian The Communist pp 7 - 10. Revolution' (Part 1) Jun 1 Reformism and Class Consciousness The Communist pp 14 - 17. (Part 2) June Another outbreak of Virtue A.J.P.P., VI, 2, pp 151-2 Aug Censorship Schooling XI, 4, Sept 7 Prohibition The Workers Weekly Sept. Proceedings of the 6th International (R) A.J.P.P., VI, 3, pp 223-8 Congress of Philosophy Nov. 1 Censorship and Public Policy The Labour Monthly Literature and the Proletarian Outlook 1928? Anderson Archives The Economic Interpretation of Address to Sydney University Economics Society, 1928 History reprinted in Heraclitus No. 32 August 1993.

1929 Nov 1 Letter The Workers Weekly Nov 8 Letter The Workers Weekly Dec. 'Theory and Practice in Morals' A.J.P.P. VII, 4, pp 297-300 Freedom of Political Inquiry 1927-29 Anderson Archives Rationalisation, Fascism and War 1929 Anderson Archives

1930 July What is Social Fascism? A.R.W. Archives Series 13. July Russia and Reconciliation Anderson Archives Jul 2 'Literary Censorship' Honi Soit Jul 16 'Censorship Debate' Honi Soit Sept. Moral Law and the Highest Good (R) A.J.P.P., VIII, 3, pp 235-6 Sept. Metaphysics and Modern Research (R) A.J.P.P., VIII, 3, pp 236-7 Oct 11 'Mythology' Honi Soit Oct 15 'Who was Rhodes?' Honi Soit Oct 22 'Crimes and Christians' Honi Soit Nov 5 'A correction' Honi Soit The Union Recorder and University Anderson Archives Culture Against Fascism 1930? Add. to United Front against Fascism Anderson Archives Revolutionary Communism 1930? Anderson Archives Freedom of Thought 1930 Anderson Archives Freedom of Thought British Weekly 1930 (report of address to WEA?)

1931 April 1 'Support for Labour Club' Honi Soit, 1931 Apr 12 Are we any happier? The Sun May 'Science and Society' Pres. Add. to A.A.P.P. A.R.W. Archives Series 13. Jun 17 'The Theory of Communism' Honi Soit Jun 17 'The Working Class' Honi Soit Jun 24 Professor Anderson Replies Honi Soit Jul 1 'Historical Materialism' Honi Soit Jul 4 The Right to Study Daily Telegraph Jul 10 An Attack on Patriotism Daily Telegraph Jul 15 'Freethought and Politics' Honi Soit Jul 15 No Political Freedom SMH Jul 16 Reply to critics SMH 16/7 Jul 20 Statement to Senate SU Archives Jul 20 Record of Senate Interview SU Archives Jul 20 Senate censure statement SU Archives Jul 22 ‘Ethics and the Sydney Morning Honi Soit Herald’ Jul 29 'Philosophy and Physics' Honi Soit Sept. 30 'Freethought' Add. to Freethought Society reprinted in Heraclitus No 32 p5. Oct 1 'Psychoanalysis' Notes taken by F. Fowler of a paper given by JA to the Social Group of the Freethought Society, Thursday 1st October 1931 reprinted in Heraclitus 35 Mar 1994 p3 Oct 11 Probability and Relativity Honi Soit Oct 19 Revolution and Counter revolution Add to Freethought Soc. Fowler Archives Oct 26 'Logic versus Scientific Authority' Honi Soit October 26, 1931 Oct Freethinkers debate with Christians Honi Soit October 1931 That Jesus Christ... Anderson Archives Sydney Uni. Archives Oct Social Assistance versus Wages Honi Soit

1932 Jan 1 Political Freedom Zest Mar The Book of Diogenes Laeretes (R) A.J.P.P., IX, 1, pp 71-5 Apr The Working Class' Proletariat 1, 1, pp 3-6 May Institutions and Individuals Fowler Archives May 9 Communism and Discipline Anderson Archives May 18 Political Freedom/ Personal and Address to FOSU Anderson Archives Series 4 Items 13/4; 13/5 political freedom May 18 'Freedom of Thought' Honi Soit Jun 22 'Utilitarianism' Honi Soit June 22, 1932 Jul 'Freedom of Thought' Freethought July 1932 Jul ''Life' versus Logic' Freethought July 1932 Jul 15 Music (SU Glee Club) Fowler Archives Jul 20 'Support for Politics Club' Honi Soit July 20, 1932 Jul 'Freedom and the Class Struggle' Proletariat 1, 2, pp 2-6 Jul/Aug? Letters Workers Weekly Jul/Aug 'Leadership and Spontaneity' Censorship in the Working Class Movement (Pamphlet published by Sydney University Freethought Society) 1932 pp 1-7 Jul 30 Speech (Wrkrs Inter. Relief Carnival) Walker Archives P 158 Series 17 Item 2/2 Aug 11 Value Series 4 Item 12/1 Sept 20 Socialism: Utopian and Scientific Workers Party Disc. Gp Fowler Archives Sept. Communist Theory Workers Party Disc. Gp Fowler Archives Nov. 2 'Russian Heaven' Honi Soit Nov Freethought Editorial Freethought Nov. 1932 Nov 'Some Obscurantist Fallacies' Freethought Nov. 1932 Letter in support of Miss Beatrice Fowler Archives 1932 Taylor Freethought and the University Anderson Archives 1932

1933 Mar 22/9 The Scope of Economics W.P.Disc. Grp 1933 Fowler Archives Mar 25 Socialisation/The Meaning of Social. WEA conf. Anderson Archives Series 6 Item 21; Series 25 Item 34; Series 4 Item 13/18 Mar 29? The Meaning of Economic Science W.P. Disc. Gp 1933 Fowler Archives Apr 26 'Fascism' Honi Soit Jun 21 'Philosophy and Life' Honi Soit Aug 2 Production, Distribut. and Exchange W.P. Disc. Gp 1933 Fowler Archives Sept 27 'Art and Illusion' Honi Soit Oct 'Our reply to the C.P.A.' The Militant p 3. Nov 1 'Freedom of Speech' Student Dec The Science of Logic (R. Art.) A.J.P.P., XI, 4, pp 308-14

1934 Feb 'Germany and the Communist The Militant Feb 1934 p 4. International' Apr 24 ‘Religion and Ethics’ Add. to Heretics Club reprinted in Heraclitus 59 July 1997 p 7-8 Apr 19 'Bakunin's 'God and State'' Union Recorder Apr 26 'Atheistic Philosophy' Honi Soit May 2 'Satan - First Freethinker' Honi Soit May 'The Comintern shows its face' The Militant pp 10-13 Jul 'Stalinism and Counter Revolution' The Militant Jul 'The International Fabricators 1' The Militant pp 14-16. Jul 4/5 'Fascism' Honi Soit July 4,; Union Recorder July 5, 'Philosophy and Politics' Honi Soit Jul 18 "Political 'Debunking'" Honi Soit VI, 17, Jul 25 Benevolence Anderson Archives Ser 4 It 12/3 Sept Virtue A.J.P.P., XII, 3, Sept. 1934 pp 216-28 (See Ser 6 Item 5) Oct 'The International Fabricators 2' The Militant pp 11-14. Dec 'Some Remarks on Academic A.J.P.P. XII, 4pp 296-298. Freedom' Dec 'The Anti-War Agitation' The Militant p 17.

1935 Apr 'The International Fabricators 3' The Militant pp 7-8. Apr 21 The Place of Speed in Progress SMH Apr 25 'Censorship' Union Recorder May 1 'Censorship' Honi Soit May 9 'Election Issues' Union Recorder p 72. May 'China and the Soviets: The Situation The Militant pp 5-6. Analysed' June 'Production, Distribution and A.J.P.P. XIII, 2, pp 135 - 142. Exchange' June Scepticism and Construction (R) A.J.P.P., XIII, 2pp151-6 July 25 'Trotsky and the Soviet Union' Union Recorder p 158-9 (reprinted in Heraclitus 45 Dec. 95). Jul 'Soviet Democracy' The Militant p 2. Aug 'The French Situation' The Militant pp 1-3. Dec 'Stalinists control 'Defence of The Militant p 3. Democratic Rights Committee'' Collective Security in the Pacific 1935? Anderson Archives Series 6 Item 24 Freedom of Thought 1930’s Anderson Archives

1936 Mar Sur le principe du tiers exclu (R) A.J.P.P., XIV, 1, p 80 Apr 1 'Social Service' Honi Soit Apr 22 'Social Service' Honi Soit Apr? 'Social Service' Freethought May 20/1'Censorship' Honi Soit May 20: Union Recorder May 21, p 96. Aug 6 'Peace and Patriotism' Honi Soit August 6, 1936 Oct 'Affairs in Russia Today' The Militant Oct. 1936 pp 4-5. Oct 5 'Freedom and Democracy' The Militant Oct 1936 p 3 and The Newcastle Morning Herald 5/10/36 (reprinted in Broadsheet 91 June 1977) Oct 5 Censorship The Newcastle Morning Herald 5/10/36 (reprinted in Broadsheet 91 June 1977) Oct 10 'The Soviet Constitution' Sydney Morning Herald Oct 10 'The Moscow Trials' Union Recorder pp 209-10. Nov 10 'Dialectics: The Logic of Marxism (R) The Australian Highway XVIII, 12, (New Series) pp 191-94 and its Critics'

1937 Feb Comments on ‘World Economic Workers Party Conference Fowler Archives Survey’ Mar Mathematique et philosophie (R) A.J.P.P., XV, 1, Mar. 1937 p77-80 Apr 21 'Censorship and the Monarchy' Honi Soit April 21, 1937; Union Recorder 13th October 1937 Jun 23 Discussion notes on politics Fowler Archives Sept 14 Paper on Stalinism and Troskyism Fowler Archives Sept 21 Kautsky’s ‘Terrorism and Anderson Archives Communism’ Sept 23 'Why Bolshevism Failed' Address to SUFS reprinted in Heraclitus 20 Mar. 1990 pp 1-5 Sept 29 Leninism Honi Soit September 29, 1937 Sept How we think (R) A.J.P.P., XV, 3, Sept. 1937 p224-30 Sept Logical Positivism and Analysis (R) A.J.P.P., XV, 3, Sept. 1937 p238-40 Oct. 10 Freud and Marx - A Dialectical Study (R) The Australian Highway XIX, 9, (New Series) pp 138-141 Oct 13 Australian Culture Honi Soit October 13, 1937 Dec Studies in the History of Ideas (R) A.J.P.P. XV, 4, Dec. 1937 pp 299-307 'In Defence of Revision' Address to the Worker's Party, 1937. Series 17, ARW Archives 'The Present Position of the Address to the Worker's Party, 1937. Series 17, ARW Worker's Party' Archives

1938 Feb 10 A Textbook of Marxist Philosophy The Australian Highway pp 13 - 17 Anderson’s mature addresses and articles: 1939-1962

The list that follows is a record of every known article, address or public lecture that Anderson gave between 1939 and 1962. While the intellectual activity recorded here does not match the frenetic pace of the thirties, the extent and detail of his activity for this period is surprising given our previous understanding of the situation. Anderson clearly led an active academic life during the war years, was initially overwhelmed by the influx of students after the war, but gradually began producing again during the late forties. His involvement in student societies came to an end in 1951 although he could still gather a crowd of several hundred if it was known he was going to speak in public.

During the early war years, Anderson was pre-occupied with the implications of his rejection of Trotskyism (or Proletarianism, to use the broader term) and he gradually articulated a theory of liberal democracy. At the same time, he remained active in both the Literary and Freethought societies, although his interest in the Literary Society waned after he was defeated for the presidency in 1941. The Freethought Society remained a central focus of his attention although he was often asked to speak on educational issues at public forums and symposiums. Very few of his addresses appeared in the Recorder after 1939 and the main source of his public addresses on campus was Honi Soit. The reports for the paper written during the war were generally by students familiar with and sympathetic to Anderson’s position, although after the war most students were not sympathetic to Anderson’s increasingly strident anti-Communism. Annual conferences and congresses of the A.A.P.P. also provided a forum for Anderson to speak at, although he published no articles in the journal between 1943 and 1952. There were also small annual meetings of the Sydney branch of the A.A.P.P. at Newport during the summer New Year break during the war, although after the war the Newport congresses became increasingly professionally oriented and grew in size. The annual August congresses of the A.A.P.P. alternated between Melbourne and Sydney and although Anderson gave papers regularly, most records of these papers are rough notes in Anderson’s hand. Anderson’s activities were also reported in the daily press, particularly during the 1943 controversy.

Apart from 1946, for the five years after the end of the war, Anderson’s intellectual activity was constant and he regularly gave addresses to student groups and papers at philosophy conferences, although the written record of this activity is sparse. This was a period of increasing anti-Communism and conservatism and he came into increasing conflict with the student body. During this period, Anderson was also active in the W.E.A., especially the Newcastle branch centred around Harry Eddy. During 1950/51, the tension between John and the student body reached breaking point and after the cessation of the Freethought Society at the end of 1951, he was not formally involved with any political or educational organisation except for the university. From 1952 until his retirement, John’s intellectual interests became more general and historically inclined. Ruth Walker’s sabbatical in 1952 and his own in 1953, gave him more time for reading and writing and between 1952 and 1954 he wrote a number of significant articles and lectures across a wide range of subjects. In 1957 he became interested in the Orr case although there is no public record of him discussing the issue after his retirement in 1958. After his retirement, he continued his academic writing and in 1961 began preparing a collection of articles for publication. In that year, he was the subject of an attack by the Anglican Archbishop Dr. Gough which was widely reported in the daily press. In June 1962 he was presented with his portrait by Dobell and died in the following month.

1939 Apr 13 Totalitarianism (FT) (Series 6 It 58. See also Fowler Archives & Union Recorder 4/5) Apr.16 The Intellectuals in Retreat1 (Series 6 It 11. See also Fowler archives: Democracy Group) Apr Literature and Life Report in Union Recorder 20/4 and repr. in Art and Reality May Alexander (Lectures at SU: 1, 4, 8, 11) (Walker Archives Series 6) See also Fowler Archives and AJPP May 17? Socialism (AAPP Melb.) (Series 6 It 58) (repr. in A Perilous Life) May 17? Intellectualism vs Bolsh. & Trot. (Melb.) (Series 6 It 58) (repr. in A Perilous Life) May 17 Alexander (report of above lectures) Honi Soit May Logic and Ethics AJPP July 13 Origin of Life Series 4 Item 20/11; See also The Catholic Press 20/7/39 and Fowler Archives. Aug The Status of Logic AJPP Sept. 8 Mythology (Series 6 It 33) (repr. in Heraclitus ) See also Ser. 4 It 34/5 Oct 4 Borkenau: The New German Empire (FT) (See Series 4 It 21 & Ser 6 It 56) See also Fowler Archives

1 Fowler attributes the above date to this address, although an address by JA was given at Newport in 1942. Oct. 5 Might and Right (Public Quest. Soc.) (Series 6 It 57; Also Fowler Archives & repr. in A Perilous Life) Dec Logic and Experience AJPP ? The Nature of Poetry (Lit. Soc.) Art and Reality

1940 Jan The Nightmare (Newport AAPP) (Ser 8 It 4) (See also Ser 4 It 44) Jan Freud’s theory of the unconscious (New.) (Ser 6 It 35) (RW’s hand?) Jan 12 Libido (Newport: comments on paper) (Ser 8 It 4) Apr 23 Finnegan’s Wake (Lit. Soc.) (Series 15 It 18) May 9 The Present Position of Labour Movt (FT) (Heraclitus) (repr. in A Perilous Life) May 15 The retort courteous (Letter) Honi Soit Jun Freudianism and Society (Rev. Art.) AJPP (repr. in Studies) Jun In the spirit of William James (Rev.) AJPP Aug 14 History and Consciousness (AAPP conf.) (Series 6 It 37) (repr. in Heraclitus) Aug Freud and Philosophy Hermes (Series 4 Item 70/4) Sept Psychology for everyone (Rev.) AJPP Oct 28 Obscenity (Series 4 It 21 & Ser 6 It 34. See also Walker Archives Ser 14)

1941 Jan 3 Utility of Philosophy (Newport) (Ser 8 It 2) (Also Series 4 It 84) See also Fowler Archives Jan 5 The Perfect Wagnerite (Newport) (Ser 8 It 2) (See also Series 15 It 16) See also Fowler Archives Jan 6 The Permanent Revolution (Newport) (Ser 8 It 2) See also Fowler Archives Jan 8 Dostoevsky (Newport) (Ser 8 It 5) (See also Ser 6 It 27 + Fowler Archives: 1941 conf) Jan 8 Conceptions of Socialism (Newport) (Ser 8 It 2) See also Fowler Archives Apr Psychology and Psychotherapy (Rev.) AJPP May 15 Education Honi Soit Aug 7 Why an Arts faculty? (What is Arts?) Honi Soit Aug 7 Man and Evolution Report of debate in Honi Soit scheduled for 11/8/41 Aug 14 Christianity, Faith and Credulity Honi Soit Sept The banning of Ulysses Honi Soit (repr. in Art and Reality) Dec From beast machine to man machine (R) AJPP Dec Art and Morality AJPP (repr. in Education and Inquiry and Art and Reality) Senate Reform Now: Grad. rep. attacked Honi Soit Special Issue XIII 29

1942 Jan 10 Freethought and Sex (Newport) (Series 8 Item 6) See also Fowler Archives Jan Exiles (Newport) (Series 8 Item 6) (See also Series 15 It 18 and Fowler Archives) Jan Emperor and Galilean (Newport) (Series 8 Item 6) (See also Series 15 It 15) Jan The Nature of Life (Newport debate) (Series 8 Item 6) See also Fowler Archives May 14 Is Arts necessary in Wartime? (Sympos.) Honi Soit July, 2 Return of Some Brickbat Honi Soit Aug, 13 Christianity in the University Honi Soit FT Sept The Meaning of Good (Art.) AJPP Sept. 3 Psychoanalysis and Religion (AAPP Add) Honi Soit Sept. 3 Logic of the letters (Letter) Honi Soit Sept. 7/10Liberal Education (AAPP Add.) Honi Soit (See also Ser 4 It 24) Nov 20 Some doubts may be felt Honi Soit

1943 April 2 Sees Religion as Politics Daily Telegraph April 2 Religion in Schools Sydney Morning Herald April 3 State can’t buy opinions The Sun April 7 Assembly prejudiced Daily Telegraph April 7 Reply by Professor Anderson Sydney Morning Herald April 9 Anderson Controversy Honi Soit April 10 Anderson replies to church critic Daily Telegraph April 11 Religion bans commonsense Sunday Telegraph April 14 Check Imperialism Daily Telegraph (repr. in Heraclitus 52: original at Ser 6 It 39 ‘How the victorious united nations..’) April 16 Academic Freedom Honi Soit April 17 Letter to R.C Firebrace Ser 13 April 21 Anderson defends freedom The Sun April 22 Anderson on assembly move Daily Telegraph April 22 Freedom of Speech Sydney Morning Herald April 26 Peace Plan Critic (NSW Ration. Assoc) Daily Telegraph (Address on 'Democracy and Religion' 25/4) April 29 Freedom of Speech Honi Soit Vol XV, No. 13 April 29 Are we over-governed? Honi Soit May 5 Censorship in the Labour Movement (Ser 27 It 1) (Add. on Partridge and WEA: Lab. Movt. Demor.) May 6 Labour Movement Demoralised Honi Soit May ? Letter re Partridge Daily Telegraph (referred to in Ser 27 It 3) May 9 Archbishop’s morality plea attacked Sunday Telegraph Jun Education for Democracy AJPP (Ser 7 It 5 and repr. in Education and Inquiry) Jun The Nature of Ethics AJPP July 7 Anderson controv. (And. on Education) Farrago (Uni. of Melbourne student paper) July Religion in Education New Education Fellowship (repr. in Education and Inquiry) Oct 14 Film Censorship Honi Soit Oct The Servile State (Advert. add. for AAP congress in AJPP Dec p ; See Ser 4 It 25) Dec The Future of Education AJPP (repr. in Education and Inquiry) Dec The Regeneration of Civilisation AJPP (Ser 7 It 6) Dec The Servile State AJPP (repr. in Studies) ? Alexander (Lect. Zionist League of Aust.) (Ser 4 It 26)

1944 June 23 Decentralised Education Honi Soit June 30 New University Entry Requirements Honi Soit June ? Foreign Language in Matriculation (Ser 4 It 24) Aug? The philosophy of Samuel Alexander (Advertised address in AJPP: paper in Walker Archives Series 6) Aug 17 The Philosophy of Religion (AAPP S.U.) (Advertised address in AJPP Sept. p 128) No record of address but see Series 4 Item 22/9 Sept Education and Practicality AJPP (repr. in Education and Inquiry) Dec Ethics and Advocacy AJPP

1945 Mar 15 Arts versus Science Honi Soit May 17 What is Freethought? Honi Soit Jun 7 Poetry and Society (Lit. Soc.) (Ser 15 It 3; repr. in Heraclitus 53 & Art and Reality pp 77-82) July 1 Untitled add. on Trot. & Stalin Series 4 Item 44/12 July ? Add. on ‘Honi’ (Learning and Dogma?) (Ser. 4 It. 27/2: referred to in ‘The Main Issue’) July 26 The Main Issue Honi Soit Aug 9 letter (The Low Standard) Honi Soit (See also Series 4 It 27) Sept 13 A University of Closed Minds Honi Soit Oct 1 Students’ moral test opposed by Professor Daily Telegraph Oct. 5 Philosophy of Religion Series 4 Item 24/1? Dec The One Good AJPP (repr. in Studies) ‘Introduction’ Prospects of Democracy (Consol. Press, Sydney, 1945) ‘Democracy vs ‘national unity’’ Series 6 Item 36/2

1946 Aug 19 The Philosophy Of Alexander (AAAP) (Walker Archives Series 6; Advert. add. AJPP Dec 1945 p 126) The Detective Story (Series 4 It 28 and Series 15 It 24: repr. in Art and Reality pp 233-240 dated 1947) Apr 12 Radio Censorship (‘Shocking’) Honi Soit

1947 Feb Assumptions (Newport AAPP) (Ser 8 It 8: program of conf. and record of address) July 3 Servility and War Honi Soit Jul 24 Ethics and Education (Advert. address in AJPP Dec 1947 p196. Series 4 Item 30/10) (Series of public lectures on ‘Man and Morals’ at Newcastle organised by the AAPP and the WEA) Aug 8 Attack on Russian Communism Honi Soit Police, Democracy & Indonesia (Ser 6 It 36) JA’s own notes of above address. Sep 3 Punishment (AAPP congress, S.U.) (Ser 8 It 7; See also Ser 4 It 61; Reported in AJPP Dec p 197) Sep 30 Aesthetics (Lit. Soc.) (Ser 6 It 19) Oct 30 Anderson attacks Bank Bill Honi Soit Marx and Modern Thought (WEA) (Ser 4 It 29 & reprinted in Heraclitus)

1948 Jan Russia and Peace The New Day & repr. in A Perilous Life Feb 21 Psychoanalysis and Ethics (Newport AAP)(Progr. Ser. 8 It 9 & AJPP May p72; paper Walker Arch Ser. 6) Mar 18 Progress and Reaction Honi Soit (cf Ser 4 It 21) Apr 3 Report of address on ex-service students DT (repr. in Heraclitus 100) Apr 8 Anderson on Exams Honi Soit May 2 Relig and Educ./Educ. and Ethics (N’ctle) Series 4 Item 50/8 May 5 Ban Criticised Daily Telegraph May 12 Students’ Rights Heresy 1, (an independent publication produced after the banning of Honi Soit by the University Senate) May 20 The banning of ‘Honi Soit’ Honi Soit (see also Ser 6 It 8) May 29 Close, the Heretic Honi Soit May Love me sailor (Close) (Series 6 It 25) Jun The Politics of Proscription Australian Quarterly (Ser 6 It 40 and repr. in A Perilous Life) Jul 1 Philosophy of Education (Lecture?) (Series 4 It 31) (See also Series 5 It 32) Oct 7 The Impossibility of Christianity Honi Soit ? The Philosophy of Samuel Alexander (Walker Archives Series 6)

1949 Feb 15 Anarchism (Newport AAP) (Publ. in Heraclitus 71 and repr. in A Perilous Life ) Mar 17 Cosmic Pluralism (FT Orient. Add.) Honi Soit (See Ser 4 It 34) Apr 21 Varsities - Academic and Technological Honi Soit Apr 28 Bare Facts on Fairfax Honi Soit (report of 2 add: 13/4, 20/4 ‘Journal. & Uni.’ Ser 4) May 15 Study and the Church (Ser 6 It 41) (Sunday Sun) (See also Rose Archives Ser. 3 It. 5/3) Jun 15 Trotsky (Ser 6 & repr. in A Perilous Life ) Jun 23 Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc Honi Soit

1950 Jan Clarity (Newport AAP) (publ. in Heraclitus 71) (Program for conference at Series 8 It 9) Mar? The Nature of Freethought (Orient. add,) (Ser 6 It 42) Apr 22 Letter from Uni. Professor DT (repr. in Heraclitus 96) May 4 The Communist Ban and the University Honi Soit (Cf Ser 4 It 66 ‘Banning the Communists’: Ser 6 It 4 ‘Banning Bill’) June 27 Report of address on Communist Bill SMH p 7 June 29 Someone is out of step Honi Soit Sept 7 Fathers and Sons: Anderson Betrayed Honi Soit (See also Series 6 It 10 ‘Anti-Conscription’) Sept 13 James (Ser 4 It 57) (Add. on James Joyce 13/9/51?) Also Ser 4 It 35 Sept 14? The Right to be Wrong Honi Soit (See also Ser 6 It 10)

1951 Jun 22 Religion question at uni. DT (repr. in Heraclitus 100) July 12 The University and Religion Honi Soit (Ser 6 It 45) July 19 Theism or Atheism Honi Soit Aug 2 Logic and Dogma Honi Soit (Ser 6 It 44) Aug 21-5 Intensity (AAP Congr., SU.) (Ser 4 It 65: Report of add. in AJP, Dec p 200) Sept 13 James Joyce and Freethought Honi Soit XXIII Sept 20? (Also Series 6 It 43 & Series 4 It 57) Oct 18 Freethought (Ser 4 It 38 and repr. in Heraclitus Special Issue 2a) (Also report by MacCallum in The Aust. Highway 1958)

1952 Feb Notes on Leslie Stephen (Ser 4 It 39; reported in A/W Corr. 20/2/52) Feb ‘The Freudian Revolution’ (See Series 4 It 31) (in the series ‘The world we live in’) Feb Philosophical Problems (4th yr seminar) (Reported address in A/W Corr. 20/3/52) Mar Philosophy as Criticism (Orient add) (Rep. add. A/W Corr. 14/3/52) Ser 4 It 41/4; see also S 4 It 20/7 May Education as Classical (Arts Open Day) (Reported address in A/W Corr. 15/5/52) May Hypotheticals AJPP (repr. in Studies and reported in A/W Corr. 29/5/52) May History (Ser 6 It 37 and reported in A/W Corr. 25/4/52) Jul 10 Benevolence (Series 4 It 52/18 + conference program: cf Ser.4 It 12) Jul Literary Criticism (Lit. Soc.) (Reported address in A/W Corr. 12/6/52) Aug Can Ethics Be Studied? (Canb.) (Ser 4 It 41/1/2 and reported in A/W Corr. 8/7/52) Sept 11 God and The Student Honi Soit and reported in A/W Corr. 30/7/52 Sept Dangerous Subjects (Reported address in A/W Corr. 5/9/52) Oct Democratic Illusions Hermes (Series 6 It 48 and repr. in A Perilous Life)

1953 Apr 30 Literary Criticism (public. of 1952 add.) Union Recorder (repr. Art and Reality) Jun Moira (AAP Congress, Armidale) (Series 4 It 42/1 & 3) Jun The Search for Security (AAP, Arm.) (Series 8 Item 10) Jun Philosophy and Education (AAP, Arm.) (Series 8 Item 10) Aug The Freudian Revolution AJP (Series 6 It 47 and repr. in Studies) Dec Psychological Moralism (Rev. Art.) AJP

1954 May Psychology and Psychotherapy (Cr. Not) AJP (Series 7 It 7) May 31 Tertiary Education (AAP Newcastle) (Series 4 Item 43/6; Series 8 Item 11) (See also Ser 16) Jun 1 History of Philo. (Class.) (AAP Newcstle) (Series 8 Item 11/3) Aug 24 Logical Atomism (AAP Congress, SU) (Series 4 It 46: Report of address in AJP, Dec, ‘News’ p 244) Oct 14 University development in NSW Honi Soit See also Series 16 It 1 Dec ‘Politics and Morals’ AJP

1955 Feb 1 Morality without religion (Series 6 It 49) (Corrected article contributed to A.M. magazine and published on 25th Jan. in a mutilated form) See also ‘Merely accepting…’ Mar? Ethics and religion (Walker Archives Series 14) (Paper discussing ‘Morality without Religion’) Mar 31 The Crisis of the University Honi Soit (cited in Barcan p 274) (Crisis of Standards?) Mar/Apr Greek Scientific & Philosophical Thought (Series 3 Item 31/2, Item 37/3) (‘Golden Age of Athens’ lecture series) May 5 Humanism Notice of paper in AJP but no record except possibly Ser. 3 It 37/2; Ser 4 21/10; Ser 4 48/17 May 7 Ethics and Religion (Series 4 Item 50/1)

1956 May 1 Aesthetics & Philosophy (Instit. Archit,) (Series 6 It 50) Jul 11 The Nightmare Address to AAPP cited in Stove diary, Stove Archives, Box 28 Aug 19 Philosophical relations (AAP cong Can) (Series 4 It 35/2) (See Coleman Memoirs p 78: JA spoke on Orr) (program for conference AJP Dec 1956 p 219) Aug Notes from Canberra (Series 4 It 35/4) (See also Series 4 It 51 Notes on Ryle)

1957 Mar 27 Academic freedom w sp ref to Orr case (Walker Archives Series 6 1951-1958) (Paper to Sydney Branch of AAP) Apr 4? Anderson on Orr (report of above paper) Honi Soit (see also Series 32) Apr 11? Anderson on Acad. Freedom (as above) Honi Soit Aug 19 Philosophy as Realism (AAP Cong. SU) Report of address in AJP, Dec p 241 (See Anderson Archives Ser. 4 It 50/2 and others; Stove Archives Box 28)

1958 Jan 20 Prof. criticises pay agitation DT (repr. in Heraclitus 100) June 28 The Orr Case and Academic Freedom The Observer p 293 (Also Walker Archives Series 14) Aug 16 Academic freedom (AAP Congr Canb) Reported address in AJP Dec p 241; record of address in Walker Archives (Series 6 1951-1958) See also P 42 Series 4 Item 32/2 Aug 26 Academic morality (WEA public lect.) (Walker Archives Series 6 1951-1958) Sept Realism The Australian Highway

1959 Aug ‘The Illusion of the Epoch’ (Crit. Not) AJP Nov ‘Classicism’ Aust. Humanities Research Council (repr. in Studies) Dec ‘My Philosophy and other essays’ (R) AJP

1960 Jun 16 Place of Academic in Modern Society Honi Soit (Series 6 It 52 and repr. in Education and Inquiry Aug ‘Time and Idea’ (Crit. Not.) AJP Nov Orage and the New Age Circle The Observer (repr. in A&R). See also ‘Amazing Journalists’ Box 121

1961 July 7 Letter on Gough sermon Sun (See Franklin Corrupting p 99, quoted in Baker p 142) July 15 Report of address at SU on 14/7 SMH p 5 (See Franklin Corrupting p 99 and Coleman Memoirs pp 163-166: see also Series 25) July 21 Report of address at UNSW (+ photo) SMH p 5 (See Franklin Corrupting p 99) July 27 Academic Autonomy and Religion Honi Soit p 4 (Series 6 It 54) (Summary of address at SU on 14/7) Aug 6 The Nature of the University (Series 6 It 55) (Address to the Radical Club, University of Newcastle) Nov Religion and the University The Australian Highway pp 50-54 (Series 6 It 53) Nov ‘Western Intellectual Tradition’ (RA) AJPH

1962 Mar 21 Letter re prisoners DT (cited by Baker p 143) Empiricism and Logic (Series 14 and repr. in Studies ) Relational Arguments (Series 14 and repr. in Studies )

Errata

The following items are records of addresses from this period which appear to be mistaken or of which no independent record has been found to exist. Two addresses – ‘Marxism’ (Honi Soit 8/7/41) and ‘University Liberalism Imperilled’ (Honi Soit 24/9/42) – were recorded by myself at some stage but I have not been able to verify their existence since then. Two other addresses ‘The History of the Freethought Society’ (Honi Soit July 1942) and an address on Honi Soit (Honi Soit September 1948) are cited by Alan Barcan in Radical Students but I have been unable to find them and Alan cannot provide further details. Three items – a letter re the 1949 coal strike (Honi Soit 13/7/49), an address on Education (reported by Ivison) to an AAP meeting in 1958 (Broadsheet 3, May 1958) and Anderson’s response to Archbishop Gough (Daily Telegraph 8/7/61) – are cited by Baker in Anderson’s Social Philosophy (pp 131, 137 and 142 respectively), but I have not been able to locate them. Baker also cites a 1943 address to the Freethought Society on ‘German Unconditional Surrender’ in Heraclitus 96 p 9 which I have not been able to locate. Finally there is the anomaly of an address titled ‘Liberty and the State’ to the Freethought Society 12/7/51 (part of Anderson’s notes on the 1951 Freethought debates, Anderson Archives, Ser 4 It 38) which do not have a speaker attributed to them and may have been given by Anderson himself. However, on that date Anderson gave an address on ‘The University and Religion’ and it is unlikely that he gave two addresses to the student body on the same day.