St. John's College Formal Lecture Series—Annapolis

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St. John's College Formal Lecture Series—Annapolis

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Items in this collection are part of a series of lectures given every year at St. John's College. During the Fall and Spring semesters, lectures are given on Friday nights. Items include audio and video recordings and typescripts.

For more information, and a schedule of upcoming lectures, please visit the St. John's College website.  

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A growing number of lecture recordings are also available on the St. John's College (Annapolis) Lectures podcast. Visit Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen and subscribe.

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St. John's College Greenfield Library

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formallectureseriesannapolis

Collection Items

Marital Flaws and Moral Education in Pride and Prejudice
Typescript of a lecture delivered on August 28, 2026, by Annapolis Dean Suzy Paalman as part of the Formal Lecture Series.

Ms. Paalman offers the following description: "The main story of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice concerns Elizabeth…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on April 8, 2026, by Edward Luttwak as part of the LCDR Erik S. Kristensen Lecture Series. The Kristensen special lecture series, jointly sponsored by St. John’s College and the United States Naval Academy,…

On Becoming Free
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on February 10, 1995, by Annapolis tutor Steven Crockett as part of the Formal Lecture Series.

The Structure and Guises of Thumos
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on March 29, 1996, by Annapolis tutor Michael Dink as part of the Formal Lecture Series.


Video recording of a lecture delivered on February 13, 2026, by Annapolis tutor Brendon Lasell, as the 2026-26 NEH lecture.Mr. Lasell offers the following description of his lecture: "Diophantus begins his Arithmetica by saying that he has 'tried to…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on February 6, 2026, by Annapolis tutor Janet Dougherty, as part of the Formal Lecture Series.Ms. Dougherty offers the following description of her lecture: "Usbek, the most prolific writer in Montesquieu’s…

Gargantua's Games
Typescript of a lecture delivered on January 16, 2009, by Jonathan Tuck as part of the Formal Lecture Series.

Mr. Tuck describes his lecture: "Gargantua and Pantagruel, by François Rabelais, is one of the great masterpieces of European literature.…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on January 9, 2026, by Annapolis Assistant Dean Ron Haflidson, as part of the Formal Lecture Series.Mr. Haflidson offers the following description of his lecture: "In Genesis, when the Man first meets the Woman,…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on November 14, 2025, by Annapolis tutor Matthew Linck, as part of the Formal Lecture Series.Mr. Linck offers the following description of his lecture: "Our encounter with Matisse will be an occasion to think…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on October 24, 2025, by Professor Mark Shiffman, as part of the Formal Lecture Series.Mark Shiffman (A89) is Professor and Department Chair of Philosophy at Saint Patrick’s Seminary in California and Director of…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on October 10, 2025, by Annapolis tutor Khafiz Kerimov, as part of the Formal Lecture Series.Mr. Kerimov offers the following description: The final lines of Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit are not his own.…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on September 26, 2025, by Annapolis Dean Joseph Macfarland as part of the Formal Lecture Series.Mr. Macfarland offers the following description: "According to Galileo, the grand book of the universe standing…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on September 19, 2025, by Santa Fe Dean Sarah Davis. Ms. Davis offers the following description: "I hate everything that merely instructs me without augmenting or directly invigorating my activity.” Nietzsche…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on September 12, 2025, by Annapolis tutor Nicholas Bellinson as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Mr. Bellinson offers the following description of his lecture: "What kind of relationship to time underlies the…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on September 5, 2025, by Professor Thomas Merrill as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Thomas Merrill is an associate professor for American University’s School of Public Affairs, and the associate director for…

A Meditation on Multiplication
Typescript of a lecture delivered on August 22, 2025, by Annapolis President Suzy Paalman as part of the Formal Lecture Series.

Ms. Paalman offers the following description: 'We learn as young children that multiplication is taking a number a…

Video recording of a lecture delivered on August 22, 2025, by Suzy Paalman as part of the Formal Lecture Series.

Ms. Paalman offers the following description: 'We learn as young children that multiplication is taking a number a certain number of…

Madness/Enchantment: Don Quixote and the Contest of the Real
Video recording of a lecture delivered on August 30, 2024, by Annapolis tutor Nicholas Bellinson as part of the Formal Lecture Series.

How Theory Informs Practice: Virtues and Rules in Aristotelian Practical Philosophy
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on May 2, 1986, by Dr. Stephen Salkever as part of the Formal Lecture Series.

Is Knowledge True Opinion with a Logos?
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on January 17, 1986, by Annapolis tutor Stewart Umphrey as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
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