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- Collection: St. John's College Formal Lecture Series—Annapolis
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Storytelling and Philosophy: The Ring of Gyges
Recording of a lecture delivered on November 8, 2002, by Jacob Howland as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Cells and Genes Are Parts of Animals: Aristotle in the Late 20th Century
Recording of a lecture delivered on September 16, 1994, by James N. Jarvis as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
On Written Speech
Typescript of a lecture delivered on February 7, 2025, by Annapolis tutor Mary Elizabeth Halper as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Ms. Halper offers this description: "There are two kinds of speech: the speech we speak and the speech we read. This…
Foundational Urgency and Institutional Inertia
Typescript of a lecture delivered on January 10, 2025, by Annapolis tutor Greg Recco as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Mr. Recco offers this description: This lecture will examine the difficulty of sustaining collective action. In working…
Footnotes to Aristotle
Typescript of a lecture delivered on September 13, 2024, by Graham Harman as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Professor Harman is an alum of the Annapolis campus of St. John's. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and the…
Professor Harman is an alum of the Annapolis campus of St. John's. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and the…
The Philosophical Challenge of Early Art
Video recording of a lecture delivered on November 8, 2024, by Allen Speight as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Professor Speight (SJC Annapolis, 1984) is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Admissions at Boston University, with a…
The Erotic Theme in Thucydides' Peloponnesian War
Typescript of a lecture delivered by Paul Ludwig on December 5, 2003, as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
A handout given to lecture attendees is included with the typescript.
A handout given to lecture attendees is included with the typescript.
History and Existentialism in the Raj Quartet
Typescript of a lecture delivered by Paul Ludwig on November 5, 2004, as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
History and Existentialism in the Raj Quartet
Audio recording of a lecture delivered by Paul Ludwig on November 5, 2004, as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
What's Wrong with History?
Recording of a lecture delivered on September 27, 2024, by Annapolis tutor Zena Hitz as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ms. Hitz offers this description of her lecture: “In a St. John's seminar, we do not approach the readings historically,…
Ms. Hitz offers this description of her lecture: “In a St. John's seminar, we do not approach the readings historically,…
What's Wrong with History?
Typescript of a lecture delivered on September 27, 2024, by Annapolis tutor Zena Hitz as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ms. Hitz offers this description of her lecture: “In a St. John's seminar, we do not approach the readings historically,…
Ms. Hitz offers this description of her lecture: “In a St. John's seminar, we do not approach the readings historically,…
Know Thyself in Dialogue with Others: A Case for Cross-Cultural Philosophy
Video recording of a lecture delivered on November 1, 2024, by Bret Davis as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Bret W. Davis is Professor and Higgins Chair in Philosophy at Loyola University Maryland, where he teaches courses in Asian, Western, and…
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. …
Argument Not Less But More Heroic: Milton's Advent'rous Song in Paradise Lost
Typescript of a lecture delivered on February 11, 2005, by Thomas May as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Tragic Pharmacy: the "Noble" Lie and the Fall of Kallipolis
Typescript of a lecture delivered on November 3, 2023, by Kevin Kambo as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Professor Kambo describes his lecture: "In Plato's Republic, Socrates suggests that the best regime is doomed to fail. This failure is…
Professor Kambo describes his lecture: "In Plato's Republic, Socrates suggests that the best regime is doomed to fail. This failure is…