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Being a Book
Typescript of a lecture delivered on February 23, 2024, by Daniel Harrell as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Harrell describes his lecture: "When the so-called New Program was established at St. John’s College in 1937, conversation was to…
Mr. Harrell describes his lecture: "When the so-called New Program was established at St. John’s College in 1937, conversation was to…
Being a Book
Video recording of a lecture delivered on February 23, 2024, by Daniel Harrell as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Harrell describes his lecture: "When the so-called New Program was established at St. John’s College in 1937, conversation was…
Mr. Harrell describes his lecture: "When the so-called New Program was established at St. John’s College in 1937, conversation was…
The One and the Many in Psalm 42: Sicut Cervus
Video recording of a lecture delivered on August 23, 2024, by Suzy Paalman as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ms. Paalman offers the following description: The motet by Palestrina based on Psalm 42:1 is beloved at St. John's College. If one…
Ms. Paalman offers the following description: The motet by Palestrina based on Psalm 42:1 is beloved at St. John's College. If one…
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.
Footnotes to Aristotle
Video recording 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…
Professor Harman is an alum of the Annapolis campus of St. John's. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and…
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…
Phenomenology of Nature
Video recording of a lecture delivered on September 20, 2024, by Ryan Shea as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ryan Shea taught at Providence College for eight years, including courses in philosophy of science, environmental philosophy, and…
Ryan Shea taught at Providence College for eight years, including courses in philosophy of science, environmental philosophy, and…
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,…
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,…
The Ethics and Aesthetics of Sympathy in Sophocles' Philoctetes
Video recording of a lecture delivered on October 11, 2024, by Dr. Ellwood Wiggins as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Professor Wiggins (SJC Annapolis, 1998) is an associate professor in the German department at the University of Washington,…
Professor Wiggins (SJC Annapolis, 1998) is an associate professor in the German department at the University of Washington,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…