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The Gadfly, Vol. XLVI, Issue 4
Volume XLVI, Issue 4 of The Gadfly. Published November 7, 2024.
The Gadfly, Vol. XLVI, Issue 3
Volume XLVI, Issue 3 of The Gadfly. Published October 17, 2024.
On Parts and Wholes in Living Things: Harvey, Descartes, and the Heartbeat
Audio recording of a lecture given by Annapolis Dean Suzy Paalman on November 15, 2024 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "William Harvey and René Descartes famously…
What's Wrong with History?
Recording of a lecture delivered on September 27, 2024, by Annapolis tutor Zena Hitz as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ms. Hitz offers this description of her lecture: “In a St. John's seminar, we do not approach the readings historically,…
Ms. Hitz offers this description of her lecture: “In a St. John's seminar, we do not approach the readings historically,…
Modern Geometry
Audio recording of a lecture given by Jesse Wolfson on November 8, 2024 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "One hundred and seventy years ago, the German mathematician…
What's Wrong with History?
Typescript of a lecture delivered on September 27, 2024, by Annapolis tutor Zena Hitz as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ms. Hitz offers this description of her lecture: “In a St. John's seminar, we do not approach the readings historically,…
Ms. Hitz offers this description of her lecture: “In a St. John's seminar, we do not approach the readings historically,…
Know Thyself in Dialogue with Others: A Case for Cross-Cultural Philosophy
Video recording of a lecture delivered on November 1, 2024, by Bret Davis as part of the Formal Lecture Series. Bret W. Davis is Professor and Higgins Chair in Philosophy at Loyola University Maryland, where he teaches courses in Asian, Western, and…
Don Quixote and the Art of Reading
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor Obed Lira on November 1, 2024 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "What is reading? Is it an art? Few books explore what it means…
Christian Nationalism: Through the Lense of Anthropology
Audio recording of a lecture given by Ron Duncan Hart on October 30, 2024 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "Christian nationalism began forming in White working-class…
Distance, Attention and Being: Thinking About Media
Audio recording of a lecture given by tutor David McDonald on October 25, 2024 as part of the Dean's Lecture & Concert Series. The Dean's Office has provided this description of the event: "Aura, for critic Walter Benjamin, is the authenticity and…
Bibliography of Eva T. H. Brann, St. John's College Tutor 1957-2023, Dean 1990-1997: Titles in the Collections at Greenfield Library
Bibliography of the work of Eva T. H. Brann, including her addresses, articles, book contributions, books, book chapters, drafts, unpublished essays, lectures, reviews, translated works, and more.
The bibliography was created by Luke Klassen,…
The bibliography was created by Luke Klassen,…
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…