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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-2024-10-28/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BVD-Christy-22Scene-at-the-Signing22.jpg
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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-5/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Aristotle-Poussin-22Et-in-Arcadia-ego22-e1727102656436.jpg
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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-4/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/God-Matters-Chartres-Stained-Glass-Window.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20240917T205830Z
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SUMMARY:Witherspoon Forum: Technology and Human Agency (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION:TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN AGENCY\nLed by Dr. Landon Hobbs\nThis event is a part of the Witherspoon Forum\, a program which provides a space for high school students who are serious about their studies to discuss foundational questions of human existence and contemporary cultural issues in dialogue with their peers and Witherspoon’s seminar leaders. To attend\, students should apply here. \nWhat attitude should we have toward recent developments in digital technology? Are these developments providing new tools to enhance human flourishing—or are they undercutting our ability to cultivate intellectual and moral virtues? Are they an aid or a hindrance to collectively building up and maintaining robust and meaningful communities and polities? We will consider these questions in the light of both classical philosophical reflections on technological revolution and contemporary social commentary.
URL:https://winst.org/event/witherspoon-forum-technology-and-human-agency/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/marchofintellect.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241104T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20240925T202016Z
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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-2024-11-04/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BVD-Christy-22Scene-at-the-Signing22.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241105T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T160515Z
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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-6/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Aristotle-Poussin-22Et-in-Arcadia-ego22-e1727102656436.jpg
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SUMMARY:Habits of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Habits of the Mind\nLed by R.J. Snell\nWe tend to be familiar with the moral virtues—wisdom\, courage\, moderation\, and justice\, say—and many will know Aristotle’s articulation of the intellectual virtues\, but Aristotle’s intellectual virtues seem abstract and not especially relevant to our lives. Since we’re intellectual beings\, the intellectual virtues oughtn’t be alien to our well-being\, however. In this seminar\, we examine more contemporary texts\, including Hannah Arendt\, Simone Weil\, and Iris Murdoch\, on intellectual habits such as attention\, reading\, understanding\, and judging. Thinking\, it turns out\, is not merely a technical\, neutral matter of analytic capacity\, but a commitment to being in the world in a certain mode and way\, and we can have habits of thought contributing to\, or taking away from\, our flourishing. \nReading prior to seminar is not required. \nLunch is provided\, as are all reading materials. \n 
URL:https://winst.org/event/habits-of-the-mind-3/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Habits-of-Mind-Homer-22The-Country-School22.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241111T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T202401Z
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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-2024-11-11/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BVD-Christy-22Scene-at-the-Signing22.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20240918T153545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T160555Z
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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-7/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Aristotle-Poussin-22Et-in-Arcadia-ego22-e1727102656436.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T160618Z
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SUMMARY:Witherspoon Forum: Technology and Human Agency (Session 2)
DESCRIPTION:TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN AGENCY\nLed by Dr. Landon Hobbs\nThis event is a part of the Witherspoon Forum\, a program which provides a space for high school students who are serious about their studies to discuss foundational questions of human existence and contemporary cultural issues in dialogue with their peers and Witherspoon’s seminar leaders. To attend\, students should apply here. \nWhat attitude should we have toward recent developments in digital technology? Are these developments providing new tools to enhance human flourishing—or are they undercutting our ability to cultivate intellectual and moral virtues? Are they an aid or a hindrance to collectively building up and maintaining robust and meaningful communities and polities? We will consider these questions in the light of both classical philosophical reflections on technological revolution and contemporary social commentary.
URL:https://winst.org/event/witherspoon-forum-technology-and-human-agency-session-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/marchofintellect.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T142000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20240918T134908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T160648Z
UID:5802-1731675600-1731680400@winst.org
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-5/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/God-Matters-Chartres-Stained-Glass-Window.jpg
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20240925T202016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T202402Z
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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-2024-11-18/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BVD-Christy-22Scene-at-the-Signing22.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20240918T153659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T160709Z
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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-8/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Aristotle-Poussin-22Et-in-Arcadia-ego22-e1727102656436.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241119T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20240917T210339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T160726Z
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SUMMARY:Witherspoon Forum: Technology and Human Agency (Session 3)
DESCRIPTION:TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN AGENCY\nLed by Dr. Landon Hobbs\nThis event is a part of the Witherspoon Forum\, a program which provides a space for high school students who are serious about their studies to discuss foundational questions of human existence and contemporary cultural issues in dialogue with their peers and Witherspoon’s seminar leaders. To attend\, students should apply here. \nWhat attitude should we have toward recent developments in digital technology? Are these developments providing new tools to enhance human flourishing—or are they undercutting our ability to cultivate intellectual and moral virtues? Are they an aid or a hindrance to collectively building up and maintaining robust and meaningful communities and polities? We will consider these questions in the light of both classical philosophical reflections on technological revolution and contemporary social commentary.
URL:https://winst.org/event/witherspoon-forum-technology-and-human-agency-session-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/marchofintellect.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T142000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20240918T141158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T170902Z
UID:5806-1732280400-1732285200@winst.org
SUMMARY:Habits of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Habits of the Mind\nLed by R.J. Snell\nWe tend to be familiar with the moral virtues—wisdom\, courage\, moderation\, and justice\, say—and many will know Aristotle’s articulation of the intellectual virtues\, but Aristotle’s intellectual virtues seem abstract and not especially relevant to our lives. Since we’re intellectual beings\, the intellectual virtues oughtn’t be alien to our well-being\, however. In this seminar\, we examine more contemporary texts\, including Hannah Arendt\, Simone Weil\, and Iris Murdoch\, on intellectual habits such as attention\, reading\, understanding\, and judging. Thinking\, it turns out\, is not merely a technical\, neutral matter of analytic capacity\, but a commitment to being in the world in a certain mode and way\, and we can have habits of thought contributing to\, or taking away from\, our flourishing. \nReading prior to seminar is not required. \nLunch is provided\, as are all reading materials.
URL:https://winst.org/event/habits-of-the-mind-4/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Habits-of-Mind-Homer-22The-Country-School22.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241125T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20240925T202016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T202402Z
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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-2024-11-25/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BVD-Christy-22Scene-at-the-Signing22.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20241011T204547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T212128Z
UID:5883-1737486000-1737486000@winst.org
SUMMARY:Witherspoon Forum: Genetic Engineering and Human Freedom (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION:“Are My Genes Too Tight?” An Exploration of Genetic Engineering and Human Freedom\nLed by Dr. Janet Madigan\nThis event is a part of the Witherspoon Forum\, a program which provides a space for high school students who are serious about their studies to discuss foundational questions of human existence and contemporary cultural issues in dialogue with their peers and Witherspoon’s seminar leaders. To attend\, students should apply here.
URL:https://winst.org/event/witherspoon-forum-genetic-engineering-and-human-nature/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-from-rawpixel-id-13738503-original-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20241011T205013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T212201Z
UID:5886-1738090800-1738090800@winst.org
SUMMARY:Witherspoon Forum: Genetic Engineering and Human Freedom (Session 2)
DESCRIPTION:“Are My Genes Too Tight?” An Exploration of Genetic Engineering and Human Freedom\nLed by Dr. Janet Madigan\nThis event is a part of the Witherspoon Forum\, a program which provides a space for high school students who are serious about their studies to discuss foundational questions of human existence and contemporary cultural issues in dialogue with their peers and Witherspoon’s seminar leaders. To attend\, students should apply here.
URL:https://winst.org/event/witherspoon-forum-genetic-engineering-and-human-nature-session-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-from-rawpixel-id-13738503-original-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20250115T214657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T214657Z
UID:5948-1738656900-1738660500@winst.org
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. A light breakfast will be provided. \nAll Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
URL:https://winst.org/event/aristotelian-reading-group-9/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Aristotle-Poussin-22Et-in-Arcadia-ego22.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250204T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20241011T205455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T212225Z
UID:5887-1738695600-1738695600@winst.org
SUMMARY:Witherspoon Forum: Genetic Engineering and Human Freedom (Session 3)
DESCRIPTION:“Are My Genes Too Tight?” An Exploration of Genetic Engineering and Human Freedom\nLed by Dr. Janet Madigan\nThis event is a part of the Witherspoon Forum\, a program which provides a space for high school students who are serious about their studies to discuss foundational questions of human existence and contemporary cultural issues in dialogue with their peers and Witherspoon’s seminar leaders. To attend\, students should apply here.
URL:https://winst.org/event/witherspoon-forum-genetic-engineering-and-human-nature-session-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-from-rawpixel-id-13738503-original-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20250127T195553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T195553Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar on Pragmatism
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar on Pragmatism\nLed by Brandon Van Dyck\nThis seminar will explore the most important philosophical tradition of American origin: pragmatism. We will discuss how our perceptions and language relate to objective reality\, how ignorant we are of objective reality\, and how we should reason and behave in light of our ignorance. We will refer to the ideas of and read selections from\, William James\, Charles Sanders Peirce\, John Dewey\, Richard Rorty\, Hilary Putnam\, and Donald Hoffman. \nReading prior to the seminar is not required. Dinner is provided\, as are all reading materials. \nAll Princeton graduate students are warmly invited. \n 
URL:https://winst.org/event/graduate-seminar-on-pragmatism/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pragmatism.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T142000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20250115T212846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T212846Z
UID:5939-1738933200-1738938000@winst.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy in Stone: On Architecture and Public Space
DESCRIPTION:Philosophy in Stone: On Architecture and Public Space\n\nLed by R.J. Snell\n\nMaterial culture\, including architecture and public space\, is neither simply adornment or brute utility but an expression of value: what we think people are\, what we think people are for\, and how we think people live and work together. In this seminar we explore architecture and urban planning\, drawing on the thought of Roger Scruton\, Philip Bess\, and Léon Krier (among others). \nReading prior to seminar is not required. Lunch is provided\, as are all reading materials. \nAll Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
URL:https://winst.org/event/philosophy-in-stone-on-architecture-and-public-space/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/architectureseminar.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20250115T215551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T215551Z
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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. A light breakfast will be provided. \nAll Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
URL:https://winst.org/event/aristotelian-reading-group-10/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Aristotle-Poussin-22Et-in-Arcadia-ego22.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T142000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20250115T213029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T213029Z
UID:5940-1739538000-1739542800@winst.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy in Stone: On Architecture and Public Space
DESCRIPTION:Philosophy in Stone: On Architecture and Public Space\n\nLed by R.J. Snell\n\nMaterial culture\, including architecture and public space\, is neither simply adornment or brute utility but an expression of value: what we think people are\, what we think people are for\, and how we think people live and work together. In this seminar we explore architecture and urban planning\, drawing on the thought of Roger Scruton\, Philip Bess\, and Léon Krier (among others). \nReading prior to seminar is not required. Lunch is provided\, as are all reading materials. \nAll Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
URL:https://winst.org/event/philosophy-in-stone-on-architecture-and-public-space-2/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/architectureseminar.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20250115T215711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T215711Z
UID:5950-1739866500-1739870100@winst.org
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. A light breakfast will be provided. \nAll Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
URL:https://winst.org/event/aristotelian-reading-group-11/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Aristotle-Poussin-22Et-in-Arcadia-ego22.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20241011T161850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T185837Z
UID:5877-1739991600-1739991600@winst.org
SUMMARY:Witherspoon Forum: The Surveillance State and Society (Session 1)
DESCRIPTION:THE SURVEILLANCE STATE AND SOCIETY\nLed by Dr. Luke Foster\nThis event is a part of the Witherspoon Forum\, a program which provides a space for high school students who are serious about their studies to discuss foundational questions of human existence and contemporary cultural issues in dialogue with their peers and Witherspoon’s seminar leaders. To attend\, students should apply here. \nHow do we retain our humanity in the Information Age? What practices and institutions from the pre-computing world can guide us when social media proposes to replace socializing? All three of our authors in this series—Vonnegut\, Hayek\, and Lewis—lived through the civilizational cataclysm of World War II\, and all of them took seriously the possibility that vast computing power would be used in an attempt to rationally organize entire societies. Today their worries seem to have been realized by the capacity of Big Tech to aggregate the data of billions of people\, in collaboration with governments. Drawing on these texts\, we will discuss how to master our tools rather than be mastered by them.
URL:https://winst.org/event/witherspoon-forum-the-surveillance-state-and-society-session-1/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SurveillanceState-e1737140311883.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20250127T195843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T200013Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar on Pragmatism
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar on Pragmatism\nLed by Brandon Van Dyck\nThis seminar will explore the most important philosophical tradition of American origin: pragmatism. We will discuss how our perceptions and language relate to objective reality\, how ignorant we are of objective reality\, and how we should reason and behave in light of our ignorance. We will refer to the ideas of and read selections from\, William James\, Charles Sanders Peirce\, John Dewey\, Richard Rorty\, Hilary Putnam\, and Donald Hoffman. \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/graduate-seminar-on-pragmatism-2/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pragmatism.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T091500
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20250117T183134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T183134Z
UID:5953-1740471300-1740474900@winst.org
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. A light breakfast will be provided. \nAll Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
URL:https://winst.org/event/aristotelian-reading-group-12/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Aristotle-Poussin-22Et-in-Arcadia-ego22.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250226T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20241011T172810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T172810Z
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SUMMARY:Witherspoon Forum: The Surveillance State and Society (Session 2)
DESCRIPTION:THE SURVEILLANCE STATE AND SOCIETY\nLed by Dr. Luke Foster\nThis event is a part of the Witherspoon Forum\, a program which provides a space for high school students who are serious about their studies to discuss foundational questions of human existence and contemporary cultural issues in dialogue with their peers and Witherspoon’s seminar leaders. To attend\, students should apply here. \nHow do we retain our humanity in the Information Age? What practices and institutions from the pre-computing world can guide us when social media proposes to replace socializing? All three of our authors in this series—Vonnegut\, Hayek\, and Lewis—lived through the civilizational cataclysm of World War II\, and all of them took seriously the possibility that vast computing power would be used in an attempt to rationally organize entire societies. Today their worries seem to have been realized by the capacity of Big Tech to aggregate the data of billions of people\, in collaboration with governments. Drawing on these texts\, we will discuss how to master our tools rather than be mastered by them.
URL:https://winst.org/event/witherspoon-forum-the-surveillance-state-and-society-session-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SurveillanceState-e1737140311883.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250228T142000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191418
CREATED:20250115T213137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T213137Z
UID:5941-1740747600-1740752400@winst.org
SUMMARY:Philosophy in Stone: On Architecture and Public Space
DESCRIPTION:Philosophy in Stone: On Architecture and Public Space\n\nLed by R.J. Snell\n\nMaterial culture\, including architecture and public space\, is neither simply adornment or brute utility but an expression of value: what we think people are\, what we think people are for\, and how we think people live and work together. In this seminar we explore architecture and urban planning\, drawing on the thought of Roger Scruton\, Philip Bess\, and Léon Krier (among others). \nReading prior to seminar is not required. Lunch is provided\, as are all reading materials. \nAll Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
URL:https://winst.org/event/philosophy-in-stone-on-architecture-and-public-space-3/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://winst.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/architectureseminar.jpg
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