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"I think, therefore I am"
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on October 22, 1971 by Samuel S. Kutler as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
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.…
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
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…
The magnificent pendulums
Transcript of a lecture given on November 18, 2020 by Howard Fisher as part of the Dean's Lecture and Concert Series. The Dean's Office provided this description of the event: "With Galileo, we learn to understand the two natural motions by reducing…
Looking in Freshman Lab I: A Path to Experiencing the Blossoming of Things?
Video recording of two lectures delivered by Robert Druecker, Annapolis tutor on September 11 and 12, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series. The lectures are the first in a three-part series on Freshman Lab.
Mr. Druecker describes the…
Mr. Druecker describes the…
Our Polity
Video recording 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…
Poverty in America
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Chris Arnade, Ph.D. on October 30, 2020, as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Dr. Arnade describes his lecture: "What costs do current political and economic forces impose on the worst off among us? We often…
Becoming (A) Woman in La Princesse de Clèves
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Patricia Locke, Annapolis tutor on October 2, 2020, as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Ms. Locke describes her lecture: "Madame de Lafayette’s book, La Princesse de Clèves, is one of the earliest novels of…
Memorial for Elliott Zuckerman
Memorial service for Annapolis Tutor Elliott Zuckerman, October 27, 2019. The program includes musical tributes and eulogies by Jamie Young, Kirk Duncan, Dylan Knight Rogers, Eric Stoltzfus, Eva Brann, Christopher Nelson, Chester Burke, James…
Reflections on the Bill of Rights
Audio recording of a lecture given by Elizabeth C'de Baca Eastman on June 30, 2020, hosted by Edward Walpin as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series. The Graduate Institute provided this description of the event: "Debate about…
The idea of the common good
Audio recording of a conversation with Seth Appelbaum and David McDonald on July 7, 2020, hosted by Edward Walpin as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series. The Graduate Institute provided this description of the event: "The idea of a…
"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself" : Reflecting with Montaigne on liberation of the intellect and education in times of crisis
Audio recording of a lecture given by J. Walter Sterling on September 11, 2020 as part of the Dean's Lecture and Concert Series. Dean Sterling provided this description of his lecture: "The lecture will blend reflections on education in times of…
God and Ostriches: Queer Birds in the Book of Job
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Ron Haflidson, Annapolis tutor, on September 25, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Mr. Haflidson offers this description for the lecture: "In the Book of Job, God and Job seem to disagree about…
Great Books as a Tool for Liberating African Americans
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Anika Prather, Founder of The Living Water School, on September 18, 2020 as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Dr. Prather offers this description for her lecture: "I will first review the history of how the…
Community Colleges and Teaching in the Liberal Arts
Video recording of a panel discussion held on July 1, 2020 as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series.
Like St. John’s, community colleges are institutions devoted primarily to teaching and learning. They reach a broad and diverse…
Like St. John’s, community colleges are institutions devoted primarily to teaching and learning. They reach a broad and diverse…
Reading Plato’s Meno Online
Video recording of a lecture delivered on June 24, 2020 by William Braithwaite as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series. The final minute of the recording (beginning at 01:02:00) is in audio format only. Mr. Braithwaite describes his…
Teaching Poetry, Revelation, Mathematics, and Respect for Truth
Video recording of a lecture delivered on July 8, 2020 by Ted Hadzi-Antich as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series.
Ted Hadzi-Antich, chair of the political science department at Austin Community College, presents a talk about…
Ted Hadzi-Antich, chair of the political science department at Austin Community College, presents a talk about…
Ideas: America Rising, A Call for a New Great Awakening
Video recording of a lecture delivered on June 17, 2020 by David Townsend as part of the Graduate Institute Summer Lecture Series.
Mr. Townsend describes his lecture: "The idea of America, the ideal type American, and the Spirit of America depend…
Mr. Townsend describes his lecture: "The idea of America, the ideal type American, and the Spirit of America depend…
Colloquy, Fall 2019
Volume VI of Colloquy, published in Fall 2019.