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Aristotelian Reading Group Led by Sebastian Hayden A 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. All Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
THE SURVEILLANCE STATE AND SOCIETY Led by Dr. Luke Foster This 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. […]
Philosophy in Stone: On Architecture and Public Space Led by R.J. Snell Material 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 […]
THE SURVEILLANCE STATE AND SOCIETY Led by Dr. Luke Foster This 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. […]
Graduate Seminar on Pragmatism Led by Brandon Van Dyck This 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 […]
Aristotelian Reading Group Led by Sebastian Hayden A 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. All Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
TRANSHUMANISM AND DEATH Led by Dr. Charles Rubin This 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, […]
Graduate Seminar on Pragmatism Led by Brandon Van Dyck This 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 […]
Princeton in Stone: Locale and Architecture Led by R.J. Snell While attendance at the previous seminar on architecture is not required, this seminar follows on Philosophy in Stone and is a brief study of the Princeton University Chapel (and environs), including of selected stained glass. Reading prior to seminar is not required. Lunch is provided, as are […]
Natural Law Theory Seminar Led by Matthew X. Wilson, R.J. Snell, and Robert P. George What is “New Natural Law Theory,” and are there “old” natural law theories that came before it? Does “natural law” merely consist of assigning moral weight to empirically-observable laws of nature? What is natural law’s place in the relationship between […]
Natural Law Theory Seminar Led by Matthew X. Wilson, R.J. Snell, and Robert P. George What is “New Natural Law Theory,” and are there “old” natural law theories that came before it? Does “natural law” merely consist of assigning moral weight to empirically-observable laws of nature? What is natural law’s place in the relationship between […]
Aristotelian Reading Group Led by Sebastian Hayden A 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. All Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
TRANSHUMANISM AND DEATH Led by Dr. Charles Rubin This 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, […]
Princeton in Stone: Locale and Architecture Led by R.J. Snell While attendance at the previous seminar on architecture is not required, this seminar follows on Philosophy in Stone and is a brief study of the Princeton University Chapel (and environs), including of selected stained glass. Reading prior to seminar is not required. Lunch is provided, as are […]
Aristotelian Reading Group Led by Sebastian Hayden A 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. All Princeton undergraduate or graduate students are warmly invited.
TRANSHUMANISM AND DEATH Led by Dr. Charles Rubin This 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, […]
Graduate Seminar on Pragmatism Led by Brandon Van Dyck This 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 […]
Princeton in Stone: Locale and Architecture Led by R.J. Snell While attendance at the previous seminar on architecture is not required, this seminar follows on Philosophy in Stone and is a brief study of the Princeton University Chapel (and environs), including of selected stained glass. Reading prior to seminar is not required. Lunch is provided, as are […]
