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- Collection: St. John's College Formal Lecture Series—Annapolis
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Comedy and the Virtue of Divine Puppets
Typescript of a lecture delivered on August 27, 2021 by Joseph Macfarland as part of the Formal Lecture Series. First formal lecture of the academic year, previously referred to as the Dean's Lecture, but now called the Christopher B. Nelson Lecture.
The Questions of Lear and Cordelia
Typescript of a lecture delivered on September 7, 2007, by Louis Petrich as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ulysses: Does Your Life Matter? The Conspiracy Against Knowing Who You Are and How to Fight This Conspiracy with Amor-Matris
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Annapolis tutor David Townsend on March 26, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr Townsend describes his lecture: "Ulysses names Amor Matris—mother-love—as the passion most strongly opposing the…
Mr Townsend describes his lecture: "Ulysses names Amor Matris—mother-love—as the passion most strongly opposing the…
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 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 greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself": Reflecting with Montaigne on Liberation of the Intellect and on Education in Times of Crisis
Audio track from the video recording of a lecture delivered by Walter Sterling, Santa Fe tutor on February 5, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Sterling describes his lecture: "The lecture will blend reflections on education in times…
Mr. Sterling describes his lecture: "The lecture will blend reflections on education in times…
"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself": Reflecting with Montaigne on Liberation of the Intellect and on Education in Times of Crisis
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Walter Sterling, Santa Fe tutor on February 5, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Sterling describes his lecture: "The lecture will blend reflections on education in times of crisis, including…
Mr. Sterling describes his lecture: "The lecture will blend reflections on education in times of crisis, including…
Depth and Desire
Typescript of a lecture delivered on August 31, 1990 by Eva Brann as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Lecture/Concert Schedule 2019-2020
Schedule of lectures and concerts for the 2019-2020 Academic Year.
Friendly, Unfriendly Universe
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 10, 1982 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Desiring What is Beautiful
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on November 19, 1993 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
On Complex Numbers
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on December, 09, 1983 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
The Pursuit of Happiness: Four French Thinkers on Our Restless Quest for Contentment
Typescript of a lecture delivered by Benjamin Storey, Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Affairs, and Co-Director of the Tocqueville Program at Furman University, on October 18, 2019 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.…
Speaking Freely and the Conversational Virtue
Typescript of a lecture delivered on August 23, 2019 by Joseph Macfarland as part of the Formal Lecture Series. First formal lecture of the academic year, previously referred to as the "Dean's Lecture", but now called the "Christopher B. Nelson…
Our Polity
Typescript of a lecture delivered on August 28, 2020 by Joseph Macfarland as part of the Formal Lecture Series. First formal lecture of the academic year, previously referred to as the "Dean's Lecture", but now called the "Christopher B. Nelson…
The Gate of Speculation, Is It Open or Closed? On the Possibility of Permanent Questions
Typescript of a lecture delivered on August 24, 2018 by Joseph Macfarland as part of the Formal Lecture Series. First formal lecture of the academic year, previously referred to as the "Dean's Lecture", but now called the "Christopher B. Nelson…
Poetry and Mathematics
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on October 2, 2009 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
The Republic of Letters and the Republic of Numbers
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 29, 2006 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
What Does Mathematics Have to Do with the Way We Lead Our Lives
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on November 7, 1997, by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Memories and Memory
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on September 22, 2000, by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Recording is not complete.