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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…
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,…
The Way of All Flesh: Mortality and Transfiguration in Bach's Funeral Cantata
Audio recording of a lecture given by Nathan Shields on October 11, 2024 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "J.S. Bach's Funeral Cantata, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste…
The Gadfly, Vol. XLVI, Issue 2
Volume XLVI, Issue 2 of The Gadfly. Published September 26, 2024.
The Gadfly, Vol. XLVI, Issue 1
Volume XLVI, Issue 1 of The Gadfly. Published September 5, 2024.
Hegel's Rhythm: Speculative Thinking and the Relationship between Philosophy and Poetry
Audio recording of a lecture given by Andy Davis on September 6, 2024 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "What can poetry teach us about the demands of writing and reading…
Dr. James L. Whiteside's class of 1878, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland
Photograph of the St. John's College class of 1878, taken circa 1875 or 1876. An inscription on the back of the photograph's mount reads:
"Dr. J. L. Whiteside's class of 1878, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. Back row: Wright, Gontrum, Martin,…
"Dr. J. L. Whiteside's class of 1878, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. Back row: Wright, Gontrum, Martin,…
Reading the Silences of the Text: Space, Word, and Japanese Linked Poetry
Audio recording of a lecture given by Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen on September 27, 2024 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "Renga is a hundred-verse sequence composed during…
Studying Phlogiston in the 21st Century
This essay by Tutor and Director of Laboratories Eric Poppele explores the meaning of science and how it is practiced at St. John's College.
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…
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…
Listen, Love, and Learn: The Formative Power of Singing without Paper
Video recording of a lecture delivered on September 1, 2023, by Paul Vasile as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Vasile describes his lecture: "We'll explore practices of musicking rooted in the oral tradition and the ways they enrich and…
Mr. Vasile describes his lecture: "We'll explore practices of musicking rooted in the oral tradition and the ways they enrich and…
The Political Foundations of Modernity
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on January 24, 2003, by Henry Higuera 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…
St. John's Collegian, September 12, 2024
Volume 2, issue 1 of the St. John's Collegian, published September 12, 2024.
Family Resemblance: On Knowing and Not Knowing
Audio recording of a lecture given by Dean Sarah Davis on August 30, 2024 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "What do a Greek tragedy and a 20th-century work of philosophy…
The Collegian, December 13, 1971
Number 76 of The Collegian. Published on December 13, 1971.