Pain, sorrow, and death

with Homer, Cicero, Lucretius & Augustine

Sorrow come to all of us at different points in our lives. All of human life is lived in the shadow of death. Join us for discussions of Homer, Lucretius, Cicero, and Augustine and how we should respond to the painful parts of the human condition.

This series of four dinner seminars is open to all undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates. RSVP by the individual events below.

SCHEDULE

• March 9: Homer, with Dr. Nathaniel Peters (Morningside)

• March 23: Cicero, with Dr. Katharina Volk (Columbia)

• March 30: Lucretius, with Dr. Katharina Volk (Columbia)

• April 5: Augustine, with Dr. Nathaniel Peters (Morningside)