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Our Polity
Typescript of a lecture delivered on August 28, 2020 by Joseph Macfarland as part of the Formal Lecture Series. First formal lecture of the academic year, previously referred to as the "Dean's Lecture", but now called the "Christopher B. Nelson…
The Gate of Speculation, Is It Open or Closed? On the Possibility of Permanent Questions
Typescript of a lecture delivered on August 24, 2018 by Joseph Macfarland as part of the Formal Lecture Series. First formal lecture of the academic year, previously referred to as the "Dean's Lecture", but now called the "Christopher B. Nelson…
Poetry and Mathematics
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on October 2, 2009 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
The Republic of Letters and the Republic of Numbers
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 29, 2006 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
What Does Mathematics Have to Do with the Way We Lead Our Lives
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on November 7, 1997, by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Memories and Memory
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 22, 2000, by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Recording is not complete.
Generalization
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on November 1, 1974 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Recording is not complete.
"I think, therefore I am"
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on October 22, 1971 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Double Duty: How to Live in the Cosmos of Plotinus
Audio track from the video recording of a lecture delivered by Bill Pastille, Annapolis tutor on November 20, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world.…
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world.…
Double Duty: How to Live in the Cosmos of Plotinus
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Bill Pastille, Annapolis tutor on November 20, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world. Plotinus had an…
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world. Plotinus had an…
Double Duty: How to Live in the Cosmos of Plotinus
Typescript of a lecture delivered by Bill Pastille, Annapolis tutor, on November 20, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world. Plotinus had an…
Mr. Pastille describes his lecture: "We all act according to our conceptions of the world. Plotinus had an…
The magnificent pendulums
Transcript of a lecture given on November 18, 2020 by Howard Fisher as part of the Dean's Lecture and Concert Series. The Dean's Office provided this description of the event: "With Galileo, we learn to understand the two natural motions by reducing…
Looking in Freshman Lab I: A Path to Experiencing the Blossoming of Things?
Video recording of two lectures delivered by Robert Druecker, Annapolis tutor on September 11 and 12, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series. The lectures are the first in a three-part series on Freshman Lab.
Mr. Druecker describes the…
Mr. Druecker describes the…
Our Polity
Video recording of a lecture delivered on August 28, 2020 by Joseph Macfarland as part of the Formal Lecture Series. First formal lecture of the academic year, previously referred to as the "Dean's Lecture", but now called the "Christopher B. Nelson…
Poverty in America
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Chris Arnade, Ph.D. on October 30, 2020, as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Dr. Arnade describes his lecture: "What costs do current political and economic forces impose on the worst off among us? We often…
Becoming (A) Woman in La Princesse de Clèves
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Patricia Locke, Annapolis tutor on October 2, 2020, as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Ms. Locke describes her lecture: "Madame de Lafayette’s book, La Princesse de Clèves, is one of the earliest novels of…
Memorial for Elliott Zuckerman
Memorial service for Annapolis Tutor Elliott Zuckerman, October 27, 2019. The program includes musical tributes and eulogies by Jamie Young, Kirk Duncan, Dylan Knight Rogers, Eric Stoltzfus, Eva Brann, Christopher Nelson, Chester Burke, James…
Reflections on the Bill of Rights
Audio recording of a lecture given by Elizabeth C'de Baca Eastman on June 30, 2020, hosted by Edward Walpin as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series. The Graduate Institute provided this description of the event: "Debate about…
The idea of the common good
Audio recording of a conversation with Seth Appelbaum and David McDonald on July 7, 2020, hosted by Edward Walpin as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series. The Graduate Institute provided this description of the event: "The idea of a…
Music in liberal education
Audio recording of a conversation with John Cornell and David McDonald on June 23, 2020, hosted by Edward Walpin as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series. The Graduate Institute provided this description of the event: "Music is …