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SUMMARY:The Consequences of a Trump or Harris Victory
DESCRIPTION:The Consequences of a Trump or Harris Victory\nLed by Brandon Van Dyck\nHow will the outcome of the upcoming presidential election affect the US and US policy? This is a positive question\, not a normative one; our political preferences are irrelevant. In this semester’s graduate discussion group\, we’ll consider the effects of a Trump or Harris victory on the economy\, health care\, immigration\, and the Supreme Court\, among other topics. \nReading prior to the seminar is not required. Dinner is provided\, as are all reading materials. \nAll Princeton graduate students are warmly invited.
URL:https://winst.org/event/the-consequences-of-a-trump-or-harris-victory/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T142000
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SUMMARY:God Matters
DESCRIPTION:God Matters\nLed by R.J. Snell\nAccording to Thomas Aquinas\, some truths about God surpass the capacity of unaided human reason and require revelation\, while other truths are knowable by unaided\, natural reason. This seminar explores some puzzles of classical theism through reason alone\, without appeal to revelation or any particular religious tradition or authority. What’s the existence of God? How does God’s existence relate to God’s attributes—and does this work intelligibly? How does divine knowledge allow for human freedom? What about evil? \nReading a variety of texts and exploring a variety of questions\, the seminar explores whether or not classical theism\, as understood philosophically\, is coherent. \nReading prior to seminar is not required. Neither is religious belief. Open to all Princeton students\, whatever their commitments. \nLunch is provided\, as are all reading materials.
URL:https://winst.org/event/god-matters-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240917T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T151538Z
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SUMMARY:Aristotelian Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Aristotelian Reading Group\nLed by Sebastian Hayden \nA line-by-line reading of selected sections of the Nicomachean Ethics. No previous study of Aristotle needed\, and reading prior to the seminar is not required.  \nA light breakfast is provided\, as are all reading materials.  \nAll Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
URL:https://winst.org/event/aristotelian-reading-group/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T142000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
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SUMMARY:God Matters
DESCRIPTION:God Matters\nLed by R.J. Snell \nAccording to Thomas Aquinas\, some truths about God surpass the capacity of unaided human reason and require revelation\, while other truths are knowable by unaided\, natural reason. This seminar explores some puzzles of classical theism through reason alone\, without appeal to revelation or any particular religious tradition or authority. What’s the existence of God? How does God’s existence relate to God’s attributes—and does this work intelligibly? How does divine knowledge allow for human freedom? What about evil? \nReading a variety of texts and exploring a variety of questions\, the seminar explores whether or not classical theism\, as understood philosophically\, is coherent. \nReading prior to seminar is not required. Neither is religious belief. Open to all Princeton students\, whatever their commitments. \nLunch is provided\, as are all reading materials.
URL:https://winst.org/event/god-matters/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210901T210418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T210418Z
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SUMMARY:Another Eden: Lewis and Milton on Genesis Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Perelandra is one of C. S. Lewis’ finest and most intriguing works. Drawing from the legacy of Milton’s great epic\, Paradise Lost\, Lewis reimagines the story of Genesis as it might occur on a world different from ours and recasts it in the form of a modern novel—much as Milton reworks the biblical narrative as an epic poem in the tradition of Homer\, Virgil\, and Dante. By examining both works and the dramatic and philosophical questions they raise\, we can approach the opening chapters of the Bible with fresh eyes. Lewis shows both his admiration for and critique of Milton’s work in surprising ways\, often by provoking troubling questions. What does Lewis mean by the division between “truth from myth and both from fact”? Does placing Genesis in the literary and mythic tradition call into doubt its veracity? Further—are things good because God declares that they are\, or does He declare them good because they already are so? What was the nature of “man’s first disobedience?” What really is the “knowledge of good and evil”?
URL:https://winst.org/event/another-eden-lewis-and-milton-on-genesis-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210901T205400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T210218Z
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SUMMARY:Romance\, Dating\, and Marriage Seminar
DESCRIPTION:There are many songs about love but not a whole lot of guidance or practical wisdom to be found\, or at least it can seem that way. Perhaps you want something meaningful in your relationships but the cultural scripts aren’t especially clear\, your friends seem just as confused as you\, and few people seem to know how to date\, or what the point of dating is anyway. \nIn this seminar\, we’ll think about romantic love and its proper place during your time in college\, with some time spent considering marriage in a happy life and the good of sex. Classic and contemporary texts will be studied\, and we’ll have some practical guidance from people who’ve experienced singleness\, dating\, and marriage. Don’t pretend you’re not interested in learning more!
URL:https://winst.org/event/romance-dating-and-marriage-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210915T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210915T103000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210913T175533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T175533Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee and Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for casual coffee and conversation on Wednesday mornings\, 9:00am – 10:30am. Princeton and PTS students are warmly invited!
URL:https://winst.org/event/coffee-and-conversation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T205447Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Austen’s Emma – Formation\, Malformation\, and Education through Friendship Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Jane Austen noted that the titular character in her novel Emma is “a heroine whom no one but myself will much like”. Emma is certainly no Elizabeth Bennet\, whose sparkling wit and keen intelligence have made her decidedly the most popular Austen character—but judging by the multiple film adaptations of Austen’s later and more complex novel (including the recent 2020 visually decadent version with Anya Taylor-Joy)\, there is something about Emma which nevertheless invites us to befriend her\, in spite of (or perhaps because of?) her errors and mistakes. \nPerhaps her sincere though egotistical attempts to form and influence those around her strikes rather close to home. We\, too\, think that Pygmalion attempts at shaping others will help them to be better off. Emma is a novel about education: how our relationships educate us for better or for worse\, how societal roles both restrict and liberate attempts at self-improvement\, and how men and women can learn from one another. \nWe will play close attention not only to the content of the novel\, but the carefully crafted manner in which it is told. The genius of Emma lies in its narration—in how Austen educates us and reveals our own misadventures in judgment.
URL:https://winst.org/event/jane-austens-emma-formation-malformation-and-education-through-friendship-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210913T175059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210913T175059Z
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SUMMARY:The Central Problems of Metaphysics
DESCRIPTION:If you know just enough Aristotle or Aquinas to know you would benefit from a more careful study of the basic principles of Aristotelian or Thomistic metaphysics\, please join us for this seminar. Many of Witherspoon seminars tackle big life questions—this seminar\, however\, will be a close and detailed study of a classic Thomistic manual by Henri Grenier. At one point\, his textbook\, Cursus Philosophiae\, was widely used\, and while manuals such as his fell out of favor\, they still merit study. No previous background in philosophy is required\, and the text is (mostly) user-friendly\, and helpful if you’d like to understand the basics of metaphysics\, the discipline all others depend upon. The topics: being\, truth\, cause\, and God.
URL:https://winst.org/event/the-central-problems-of-metaphysics/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210911T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210911T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210901T205718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T205718Z
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SUMMARY:The Pedagogy Project Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The seminar is dedicated to developing a community in Princeton of graduate students\, young teachers\, and those interested in education who can provide support\, advice\, and friendship to one another. \nMy own experience of eight years of classroom teaching\, coaching other teachers\, working as a dean of curriculum and instruction\, and graduate studies has taught me that many educational institutions — high schools\, middle schools\, elementary schools\, universities — do a lot of good\, but often suffer from impoverished understandings of the human person and of the purposes of education. I would like for us to come together to uncover our own implicit and explicit philosophies of education\, and to better understand the philosophies of education that have formed and continue to form us. \nThis fall\, we will read and discuss The Love of Learning by Dr. Margarita Mooney Suarez of Princeton Theological Seminary\, and we will accompany these discussions with practical applications on how to become better teachers.
URL:https://winst.org/event/the-pedagogy-project-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210910T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210910T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210901T204613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T204613Z
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SUMMARY:On Work and Rest Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Recent studies indicate that anxiety “runs rampant” on college campuses\, with upwards of 61% of college students reporting anxiety as a “major health concern” and with almost 50% of students screening positive for clinically significant symptoms of depression and anxiety in 2020. While there are many possible causes for this\, one contributing factor is conspicuous busyness\, the sense that one should always be working\, always getting ahead\, in both school and life. \nThis seminar considers classical and contemporary texts on the point and purpose of work and leisure. Aristotle famously argued that “we work to have leisure\, on which happiness depends\,” but many have the attitude that we rest-up so that we can get back to work. \nBut Aristotle also (somewhat infamously) didn’t quite understand the point of work itself\, perhaps assuming that work\, or some kinds of work\, were degrading. He might not be the best guide. A life of total work can’t be the good life\, but surely work is part of a good life? How ought we understand the value and role of work\, and the place and purpose of leisure? \nWe can’t really understand leisure and work independently. In this seminar we’ll consider the purpose of each within a complete life\, within a life lived well.
URL:https://winst.org/event/on-work-and-rest-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210801T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210807T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T150524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T150524Z
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SUMMARY:Thomistic Seminar: On Justice
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/thomistic-seminar-on-justice/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210715T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210715T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T165615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T165631Z
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SUMMARY:The Rights of Women with Erika Bachiochi\, Alexandra DeSanctis\, Leah Libresco\, and Serena Sigillito
DESCRIPTION:Join Public Discourse for a webinar on the release of Erika Bachiochi’s new book\, The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision.
URL:https://winst.org/event/the-rights-of-women-with-erika-bachiochi-alexandra-desanctis-leah-libresco-and-serena-sigillito/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210724T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T150050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T150050Z
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SUMMARY:First Principles Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/first-principles-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210707T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210710T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T145850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T145850Z
UID:5259-1625644800-1625936400@winst.org
SUMMARY:Natural Law and Public Affairs Seminar
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/natural-law-and-public-affairs-seminar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210620T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210626T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T145653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T145653Z
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SUMMARY:Moral Life and Classical Tradition Seminar - High School Women
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/moral-life-and-classical-tradition-seminar-high-school-women/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210613T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T145610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T145610Z
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SUMMARY:Moral Life and Classical Tradition Seminar - High School Men
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/moral-life-and-classical-tradition-seminar-high-school-men/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T164528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T164528Z
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SUMMARY:Deciding to Be Excellent: A Study in the Cardinal Virtues
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/deciding-to-be-excellent-a-study-in-the-cardinal-virtues/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210319T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210319T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T164636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T164636Z
UID:5301-1616158800-1616164200@winst.org
SUMMARY:Decide What to Do\, and Go Do It: Learning to Act
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/decide-what-to-do-and-go-do-it-learning-to-act/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T164056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T164056Z
UID:5269-1615968000-1616000400@winst.org
SUMMARY:“The Other Poet”: Hesiod on Gods and Men
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/the-other-poet-hesiod-on-gods-and-men/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210227T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210227T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T164903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T164903Z
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SUMMARY:The Pedagogy Project: On the Philosophy and Practice of Education
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/the-pedagogy-project-on-the-philosophy-and-practice-of-education/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T163926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T163926Z
UID:5265-1613134800-1613142000@winst.org
SUMMARY:(Re)Building A Common Home: The Thought of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/rebuilding-a-common-home-the-thought-of-rabbi-jonathan-sacks/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T164216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T164216Z
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SUMMARY:Art & Virtue
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/art-virtue/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210202T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
CREATED:20210720T164407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210720T164407Z
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SUMMARY:Working Together: The Person and the Common Good
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://winst.org/event/working-together-the-person-and-the-common-good/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200802
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200809
DTSTAMP:20260403T153142
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200716T201852Z
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SUMMARY:Thomistic Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Analytic philosophers ordinarily take it that rationality involves two different kinds of excellence—excellence in theoretical or speculative reason and excellence in practical reason. There are many ways of distinguishing the two. Theoretical reason\, some say\, is directed to the true; practical reason is directed to the good. Sound exercise of theoretical reason yields knowledge or belief; sound exercise of practical reason yields wise conduct or good decisions. Theoretical reason is in some sense impersonal—it is on the track of some aspect of reality that is importantly distinct from the thinker. Practical reason is personal—it directs the choices\, actions\, and conduct of the very thinker engaged in practical reasoning. In this seminar\, we will consider Aquinas’s understanding of practical rationality alongside work by contemporary analytic philosophers. Does the excellent exercise of practical reason require treating particular choices in the context of larger pursuits or ends? What kinds of standards govern practical reason? Can we understand practical rationality apart from thought about ethics? \nFaculty\nCandace Vogler\, University of Chicago \nTherese Cory\, University of Notre Dame \nDhananjay Jagannathan\, Columbia University \nWinifred “Anselm” Muller\, University of Chicago \nEligibility\nThis seminar is open to graduate students in philosophy and related fields. \nApplication Information\nThe following documents are required of applicants: cover letter explaining your interest in the seminar\, resume or curriculum vitae\, copies of your unofficial transcripts\, and two letters of recommendation. All application materials must be submitted online on or before February 11\, 2029; applications received by email will not be considered. \n \nLocation and Admissions Information\nAdmitted students will be notified of their status in mid-March. A non-refundable $250 registration fee is required of all admitted students to offset the costs of tuition\, room\, and board to attend this program. \nQuestions?\nEmail us at summer@winst.org.
URL:https://winst.org/event/thomistic-seminar/
LOCATION:Princeton\, NJ\, Princeton\, NJ\, United States
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SUMMARY:The End of Justice: Is The Death Penalty Acceptable?
DESCRIPTION:Online Seminar\nLed by Joaquim Brooks\nReadings: from Public Discourse\n\nAs a follow-up to our Advanced New Natural Law Seminar earlier in the summer\, we will examine in greater detail into one of the points of contention between Classical and New Natural Law: the death penalty. Whereas the previous seminar explored the more theoretical underpinnings of the New Natural Law\, this seminar will cast in high relief one particular practical consequence of the disagreement\, that is\, whether intentional killing is ever acceptable\, or even advisable.\n\nWhile the question itself is interesting\, the two goals of the seminar are to study the fundamental reasons why the two schools of thought disagree\, and help participants review their own presuppositions and commitments.\nIn the first meeting\, we will examine arguments against the death penalty\, and in the second\, in favor.\nOpen to all Princeton students\, and bring a friend who is curious why murder is wrong.\n 
URL:https://winst.org/event/the-end-of-justice-is-the-death-penalty-acceptable/
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SUMMARY:A Generous Creation: A Metaphysics of Hope
DESCRIPTION:Online Seminar\nLed by R. J. Snell\nReading: De Ente et Essentia\, by Thomas Aquinas.\n\nAquinas’s text De Ente et Essentia is no easy read\, and in fact much of it can seem slightly arcane—debates about the language of genus and species don’t make everyone’s pulse quicken with excitement. I’ll admit\, the text is technical and difficult\, but it also contains and explains the fundamental nature of reality and how and why reality is fecund and overflows with meaning\, purpose\, goodness\, and beauty.\n\nMetaphysics is often presented as dusty debates about being\, substance\, and free will. That’s not how I interpret metaphysics\, which I take to be a story about reality and how reality hangs together and unfolds towards the emergence of the human person\, human agency\, dignity\, and the purpose of all things.\n\nMany in our own time don’t see the world as being good and purposive. I’m reading a Hungarian philosopher right now who argues\, rightly to my mind\, that you can’t actually rebel against cosmic order because it’s cosmic order\, but you can refuse to accept it\, and you can live in revolt against reality. He continues that if you revolt\, you find yourself claiming to be the arbiter of universal meaning\, but you know you do so out of step with reality itself\, and thus that others can also claim to be arbiters\, with the result that such revolt means that power and only power is the story of reality. So many of our contemporary disputes and spasms assume that power is the underlying story of the world and the human things.\n\nIt’s not.\n\nThe underlying story of reality\, and a story that gives reasons to hope\, is that the good seeks to communicate itself as broadly as possible. And cosmic order is good and self-diffusive.\n\nA hard read\, but one drenched in beauty.\n\nI tend to be pessimistic about the state of the political world\, but I’m never pessimistic about the state of reality; in part\, because I read De ente.\n\nDon’t worry if you don’t know philosophy or metaphysics or Aquinas. Join us anyway. Invite a friend\, especially one who doesn’t see reality as good and hopeful.\n\n-RJ Snell
URL:https://winst.org/event/a-generous-creation-a-metaphysics-of-hope/
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SUMMARY:First Principles
DESCRIPTION:This seminar examines two topics central to the work of the Witherspoon Institute\, namely\, (1) the purpose of the university and (2) friendship and marriage. Unfortunately\, these topics are often taken up from the vantage point of the culture wars\, rather than from a patient\, careful study of first principles. In these two weeks\, we examine them from the background of philosophical anthropology\, the metaphysics of the person\, and a study of personal action and the human good. That is\, from the perspective of the nature of being\, the nature of knowing\, and the nature of action\, both the university and human relationships can be understood as having purpose and order insofar as they contribute to\, and partially constitute\, human flourishing. Absent a basis in a personalist anthropology\, the university and human relations tend to seek alternative ends which are profoundly alienating and potentially destructive to persons and communities. \nIn the first week\, the seminar examines traditional texts of metaphysics and epistemology as the backdrop for the university. In the second week\, readings in human action and the human good provide a basis to examine friendship\, sexuality\, and relationship. Discussions are lively\, vigorous\, and socratic. The seminar includes guest lecturers and opportunities to interact with leading writers and public intellectuals in addition to regular faculty as well as cultural engagements with art\, music\, film\, architecture. Participants will have the chance to explore Princeton and will also take a day trip to New York City to visit the offices of First Things. \nJoin students from around the country (and the world) in this intensive course on what it means to be a human who knows\, acts\, and loves. \nReadings\nReadings will likely include: Plato\, Aristotle\, Aquinas\, Voegelin\, Nietzsche\, Newman\, Charles Taylor\, Arendt\, Pierre Hadot\, Josef Pieper\, and others. \nFaculty and Lecturers\nR. J. Snell\, Director\, Center on the University and Intellectual Life\, Witherspoon Institute \nDavid Corey\, Professor of Political Science\, Baylor University \nAnna Moreland\, Associate Professor of Humanities and Augustinian Traditions\, Villanova University \nR. R. Reno\, Editor\, First Things \nEligibility\nThis seminar is open to undergraduate and graduate students. Young professionals working in a related field may be considered on a case-by-case basis. \nApplication Information \nThe following documents are required of applicants: cover letter explaining your interest in the seminar\, resume or curriculum vitae\, copies of your unofficial transcripts\, and two letters of recommendation. All application materials must be submitted online on or before February 11\, 2019; applications received by email will not be considered. \n \nLocation and Admissions Information \nAdmitted students will be notified of their status in mid-March. A non-refundable $400 registration fee is required of all admitted students to offset the costs of tuition\, room\, and board to attend this program hosted on the campus of Princeton University. \nQuestions?\nEmail us at summer@winst.org.
URL:https://winst.org/event/first-principles/
LOCATION:Princeton\, NJ\, Princeton\, NJ\, United States
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SUMMARY:Introduction to College Life
DESCRIPTION:This summer we will be offering a new seminar for incoming college freshmen who are alums of our high school seminars and other seminars in the FEHE network. How do you survive and thrive at the university? How do you navigate issues of free speech\, genuine inquiry\, and the challenges of social life on campus? \nThe seminar is directed by Dr. R. J. Snell\, Director of Academic Programs at the Witherspoon Institute
URL:https://winst.org/event/introduction-to-college-life/
LOCATION:Princeton\, NJ\, Princeton\, NJ\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200628
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SUMMARY:Moral Life and the Classical Tradition (Women)
DESCRIPTION:The Moral Life and the Classical Tradition Seminar is a week-long program for rising high school juniors and seniors as well as rising college freshmen interested in the ancient philosophical tradition and its influence in the Christian moral life. The seminar is offered to both young men and young women\, although their seminars take place separately (see dates above). Both the young men and the young women study two tracks: \nClassical Moral Philosophy. This track explores Plato’s Meno\, Symposium\, Apology\, Crito\, and Euthyphro as well as selections from Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and Politics. \nContemporary Issues in Moral Thought. This track consists of discussions and readings on the foundations of Judeo-Christian moral tradition\, including the relationship of faith and reason\, the Judeo-Christian tradition and scientific inquiry\, sexual ethics\, marriage and family\, and biomedical ethics. \nBoth courses will consist of a great deal of discussion and interaction between the students and the teacher; therefore\, students are expected to be well prepared by reading and understanding beforehand the assigned readings. Readings for the seminar will be provided about one month in advance of the seminar. Classes will be supplemented with quiet time for study and with extracurricular activities such as sports\, cultural outings\, and opportunities for spiritual reflection. \nThe Moral Life and the Classical Tradition Seminar is a challenging intellectual experience that brings high school students into direct contact with serious scholars of the humanities. As one student wrote\, \nI write this e-mail to express my gratitude to you for teaching the seminar. Your teaching of the Socratic Method and the various philosophies of Socrates has truly opened my eyes. I am thinking about things I never even considered before\, and for the first time in far too long I feel wholly intellectually stimulated. What is more\, I am now so interested in Plato and Socrates that I am actually pursuing the subject outside of class\, which is something that – I will admit! – I have not done in a long time. \nStudents live for the week in the dormitories of Princeton University under the supervision of Residential Advisors (RAs). Various recreational activities are organized in the Princeton area after seminar sessions. \nWomen’s Faculty\nAna Samuel\, The Witherspoon Institute\nJanet Madigan\, Lecturer\, Department of Politics\, Princeton University \nMen’s Faculty\nMicah Watson\, Calvin College\nJohn S. Rose\, Duke University \nEligibility\nThis seminar is open to high school students who will be entering their junior or senior year in the Fall of 2019 and rising college freshmen. \nApplication Information\nThe following documents are required of applicants: cover letter explaining your interest in the seminar\, resume or curriculum vitae\, copies of your unofficial transcripts\, and two letters of recommendation. All application materials must be submitted online on or before February 11\, 2019; applications received by email will not be considered. \n \nLocation and Admissions Information \nAdmitted students will be notified of their status in mid-March. A non-refundable $250 registration fee is required of all admitted students to offset the costs of tuition\, room\, and board to attend this program hosted on the campus of Princeton University. \nQuestions?\nEmail us at summer@winst.org.
URL:https://winst.org/event/moral-life-and-the-classical-tradition-women/
LOCATION:Princeton\, NJ\, Princeton\, NJ\, United States
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