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Reflections on the American Constitution
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Grant Franks on September 18, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “Our country is now celebrating the 250th anniversary of the…
Three Thresholds: Notes from the Studio
Audio recording of a lecture given by Jillian Conrad on September 11, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “When is a threshold just an in-between space, and when is it…
The Stories Keys Can Tell: A New Approach to Film Soundtracks
Audio recording of a lecture given by Tahirih Motazedian on September 4, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “Key is one of the simplest building blocks of music and a…
Francis Bacon and the Socratic Turn
Typescript of a lecture delivered on April 16, 1999, by Adam Schulman as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
The typescript includes two handouts: Magnalia Naturae, praecipue quoad usus humanos and Francis Bacon's Of the Wisdom of the Ancients XI.…
The typescript includes two handouts: Magnalia Naturae, praecipue quoad usus humanos and Francis Bacon's Of the Wisdom of the Ancients XI.…
Standing Before the Mysteries
Audio recording of a lecture given by Dean Sarah Davis on August 28, 2026 as part of the the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “At St. John’s we talk a lot about the importance of…
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…
On Becoming Free
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on February 10, 1995, by Annapolis tutor Steven Crockett as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
I Know You All
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Sarah Stickney on May 8, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “This lecture will look at Prince Hal’s passage from tavern…
Taking the Measure of Metaphysics
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Jim Carey on April 24, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “According to Aristotle, there is a science (epistēmē) that…
The Structure and Guises of Thumos
Audio recording of a lecture delivered on March 29, 1996, by Annapolis tutor Michael Dink as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Visual Arts Panel
Audio recording of a tutor panel given by tutors Alison Chapman, Krishnan Venkatesh, and David Carl on April 3, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “What is a portrait? …
On the Mortality of Minds
Audio recording o f a lecture given by John Peters on March 6, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “As far as we know the most complex thing the universe has brought…
Λόγος and Ανθρωπος: a Genealogy
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Ken Wolfe on February 6, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “In the Origin of Species, Darwin points to analogies between…
Gargantua's Games
Typescript of a lecture delivered on January 16, 2009, by Jonathan Tuck as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Mr. Tuck describes his lecture: "Gargantua and Pantagruel, by François Rabelais, is one of the great masterpieces of European literature.…
Mr. Tuck describes his lecture: "Gargantua and Pantagruel, by François Rabelais, is one of the great masterpieces of European literature.…
A Moral Philosophy That Will Change Your Life: On Emmanuel Levinas's Totality and Infinity
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Claudia Hauer on January 30, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “Emmanuel Levinas is a moral philosopher of the highest…
Theism and Atheism in Patañjali's Yoga: Three Perspectives
Audio recording of a lecture given by Andrew Nicholson on January 23, 2026 as part of the Dean’s Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean’s Office has provided this description of the event: “The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali (c. 4th century CE) have been an…