Thinking in an Ideological Age

How can we think freely when we fear repercussions for voicing our convictions? What limits does ideological thinking put on our own? Should we hide our beliefs behind lies and irony, or speak the truth regardless of the consequences? Join us for a discussion of the Polish poet Czesław Miłosz’s masterful account of intellectual life under communism, The Captive Mind.

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

SCHEDULE

• Tuesday, February 15: What are the intellectual conditions necessary for good thinking and good art?

• Tuesday, February 22: Voicing Unpopular Opinions—Or Not