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- Collection: St. John's College Formal Lecture Series—Annapolis
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How Opera Began (And Why It Began in Florence)
Typescript of a lecture delivered on March 25, 2011, by Barbara Hanning as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Virtuality Is Its Own Reward
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 12, 1997, by Sven Birkerts as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Difference and Belonging in the Histories of Herodotus
Video recording of a lecture delivered on October 14, 2022, by Angel Parham as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ms. Parham is an associate professor of Sociology and Senior Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of…
Ms. Parham is an associate professor of Sociology and Senior Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of…
The Power and Glory of Platonic Dialogue
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on November 20, 1998, by Carl Page as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Form and Figure in Greek Art: Ideal Beauty, Individualism, and Political Space in Greek Architecture and Sculpture
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on February 16, 2007, by Camille Paglia as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
From Ancient Agony to Contemporary Ecstasy: The Gospel at Colonus
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on January 18, 2008, by Theophus "Thee" Smith as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Another "Lollere in the Wynd"? Chaucer, His Miller, and Nicholas' Door
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on March 30, 2007, by Christina von Nolcken as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
1001 Nights of Marcel Proust
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on February 11, 2011, by Patricia Locke as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
What, Then, Is Time?
Typescript of a lecture delivered on September 4, 1998, by Eva Brann as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Brann's lecture is based on her book What, Then, Is Time?, published by Rowman and Littlefield in 1999. The typescript of the lecture was…
Remarks on the Inauguration of President Nora Demleitner: Citizenship, Undergraduate Education, and Great Books
Typescript of a lecture delivered on March 24, 2023, by Robert Post as part of the Formal Lecture Series. The lecture was the first President's Law and Society lecture and was part of the events celebrating the inauguration of Nora Demleitner.
On Motion
Typescript of a lecture delivered on February 24, 2023, by Leah Lasell as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Ms. Lasell describes her lecture: "The new science of motion presented in the last two days of The Two New Sciences is Galileo's last word in…
Sappho I: An Ontological Approach
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on January 13, 1995, by Joshua Kates as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Philosophy and the Cave Wall: Plato and Kant on the Form of the Given
Typescript of a lecture delivered on March 31, 2023, by Matthew Caswell as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Mr. Caswell describes his lecture: "The lecture will compare inquiries into the nature of sensibility offered by Plato, and by Kant.…
"Making New Gods?": Reflections on Plato's Symposium
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on March 21, 2008, by Mitchell Miller as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Agonizing Over a Decision: What Can Neuroscience Tell Us About the Relationship Between Thought and Emotion
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 6, 2007, by Julie Fiez as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
How Deeply Does Democracy Shape Us?: Tocqueville on Our Ideas and Sentiments
Video recording of a lecture delivered on September 30, 2022, by Bryan Garsten as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Professor Garsten offers this description of his lecture: "The lecture will investigate how the Puritans are the point of departure…
Paternity and Piety: Noah and His Sons
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on October 30, 1998, by Leon Kass as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
What Is a Philosophic Question?
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on April 28, 1989, by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Hegel's Reading of Antigone
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 30, 1988, by Patricia Locke as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Race and Social Justice: On W.E.B. DuBois' The Conservation of Races
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 20, 1991, by Lucius T. Outlaw, Jr. as part of the Formal Lecture Series.