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- Collection: St. John's College Formal Lecture Series—Annapolis
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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.…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
Politics According to Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky (with Emphasis on The Brothers Karamazov)
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on March 31, 2000, by Donna Orwin as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Note: the audio cuts out briefly at 00:45:47.
Note: the audio cuts out briefly at 00:45:47.
Reading Genesis Chapter Three
Video recording of a lecture delivered on September 2, 2022, by William Braithwaite as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Braithwaite offers this description: "The Garden of Eden story, about Adam and Eve, what they did and how they were…
Mr. Braithwaite offers this description: "The Garden of Eden story, about Adam and Eve, what they did and how they were…
You Are That!: The Upanishads Read Through Western Eyes
Typescript of a lecture delivered by Robert Druecker, Annapolis tutor on February 15, 2008, as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Walking the First Steps of His Camino with John of the Cross: An Exploration of the Dark Night of Sense
Typescript of a lecture delivered on November 11, 2022, by Annapolis tutor Robert Druecker as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Druecker describes his lecture: "According to John a verse from one of the Psalms is saying to us: Learn to be empty…
Druecker describes his lecture: "According to John a verse from one of the Psalms is saying to us: Learn to be empty…
Looking in Freshman Lab III – Looking Into The Constitution of Bodies: How Does the Supposition of Particles Help Us to See?
Video recording of a lecture delivered on April 13, 2022, by Annapolis tutor Robert Druecker as part of the Formal Lecture Series. The lecture is the third in a three-part series on Freshman Lab.
Note: The title frame at the beginning of the…
Note: The title frame at the beginning of the…
Toward a Revival of the Mixed Constitution
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 16, 2022, by Patrick Deneen as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Mr. Deneen is a professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, where he holds the David A. Potenziani Chair of…
Octaves: The Variety of Sameness
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 19, 1997 by Elliott Zuckerman as part of the Formal Lecture Series.