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- Collection: St. John's College Formal Lecture Series—Annapolis
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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…
Ms. Paalman offers the following description: 'We learn as young children that multiplication is taking a number a…
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…
Ms. Paalman offers the following description: "The main story of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice concerns Elizabeth…
The Problem of Language in King Lear and Confessions
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Kim Paffenroth on February 12, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Dr. Paffenroth describes his lecture: "This lecture considers how in these two very different texts, language is both necessary but…
Dr. Paffenroth describes his lecture: "This lecture considers how in these two very different texts, language is both necessary but…
The Problem of Language in King Lear and Confessions
Audio track from the video recording of a lecture delivered by Kim Paffenroth on February 12, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Dr. Paffenroth describes his lecture: "This lecture considers how in these two very different texts, language…
Dr. Paffenroth describes his lecture: "This lecture considers how in these two very different texts, language…
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.
A History of Galileo's Inclined Plane Experiment and Its Philosophical Implications
Powerpoint slides of a lecture given on September 9, 2011 by Paolo Palmieri.
Hiding behind Geometry: Analysis and Synthesis in Descartes and Spinoza
Typescript of a lecture delivered on October 15, 2021, by Joshua Parens as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Dr. Parens is the Dean of Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts, the Director of the Institute of Philosophic Studies, the Philosophy…
Dr. Parens is the Dean of Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts, the Director of the Institute of Philosophic Studies, the Philosophy…
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…
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…
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
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.…
Can taxes be fair? : Should they be?
Typescript of a lecture delivered on October 11, 2013 by William Peirce as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Can taxes be fair? : Should they be?
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on October 11, 2013 by William Peirce as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Caesars: From Plutarch to Shakespeare—and Beyond
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on March 22, 2002, by Christopher Pelling as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Dr. Pelling is Regius Professor of Greek emeritus at the University of Oxford.
Note: the recording started slightly after Dr. …
Note: the recording started slightly after Dr. …
To Meet with Macbeth
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on April 20, 2012, by Louis Petrich as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
The Student, by Anton Chekhov: A Story About Us Told and Glanced At
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on November 3, 2017, by Louis Petrich as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
"The Student," by Anton Chekhov: A Story Told and Glanced At
Typescript of a lecture delivered on November 3, 2017, by Louis Petrich as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Falstaff Riseth Up
Audio recording of a lecture delivered by Louis Petrich on April 12, 2019 as part of the Formal Lecture Series. The beginning of the recording includes music. A PowerPoint presentation was given at the beginning of the lecture.
A description of…
A description of…
Falstaff Riseth Up
Typescript of a lecture delivered by Louis Petrich on April 12, 2019 as part of the Formal Lecture Series. A PowerPoint presentation was given at the beginning of the lecture and is included at the end of the typescript.