Dec
3
6:00 PM18:00
The Body as Grid or as Window
A lecture by Prof. Angela Franks on Gilles Deleuze, the human body, and desire.
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Nov
20
6:00 PM18:00
Deep Humanities: Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of Persuasion
A seminar led by Dr. Charles McNamara, Preceptor in Contemporary Civilization in Columbia's Core Curriculum.
Nov
14
6:00 PM18:00
The Christian Origins of Toleration
A lecture by Prof. Jed Aktins from Duke University.
Nov
11
6:00 PM18:00
A Defense of Rhetoric
Prof. Bryan Garsten (Yale) will speak about historical contentions around rhetoric and the need for it in democratic societies.
Oct
16
6:00 PM18:00
No ‘End of History’: Lessons from the Fall of Communism Thirty Years Later
In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the rise of the Polish Solidarity movement in 1989, Daniel Mahoney, Professor of Political Science at Assumption College, will draw lessons for the human spirit from dissident writers under totalitarian regimes.
Oct
4
to Oct 5
The Moral Imagination of the Novel
A conference by Columbia University’s Department of Philosophy, the Morningside Institute, and the Thomistic Institute.
Sep
26
5:30 PM17:30
Church–State Relations in a Time of Scandal
A panel discussion between Frank Beckwith (Baylor University), Mark Movsesian (St. John’s University), and Phillip Bethancourt (Southern Baptist Convention).
Sep
16
6:00 PM18:00
How to Argue (and Not Just Quarrel)
A seminar led by Dr. Peter Wicks on the roles and methods of persuasion.