“The subject matter of the liberal arts is life."
- Mark Van Doren
The Morningside Institute brings scholars and students together to examine human life beyond the classroom and consider its deepest questions through the life of New York City.
Join Nathaniel Peters (Morningside) for a dinner seminar on Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death and the loss of an American culture of print.
Join Nathaniel Peters (Morningside) for a dinner seminar on Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death and the rise of the television.
Join Morningside and philosopher Dan Addison for a seminar series with working professionals on ethics in work and everyday life.
Join Justin Hawkins (CUIMC) for a dinner seminar on the various models of disability used today.
Join Nathaniel Peters (Morningside) for a dinner seminar on Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death and the rise of the television.
Join Justin Hawkins (CUIMC) for a dinner seminar on finding a theory of dignity that relies on something more fundamental than accomplishment.
Join Professor Nicholas Chong (Rutgers) for a pre-opera discussion of Fidelio and the Enlightenment’s view of freedom.
Join Morningside and philosopher Dan Addison for a seminar series with working professionals on ethics in work and everyday life.
