Western Civilization Lectures Series 2015
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December 1
The Great Divergence: Ancient Empires and the Path to Modernity in East and West
Featuring Dr. Walter Scheidel, Dickason Professor of Humanities, Stanford University
November 4
The Future of the Theater
Featuring Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal Theater Critic
October 7
A Tale of Too Many Romes: Competing Byzantine and Medieval Claims to the Roman Legacy
Featuring Dr. Anthony Kaldellis, Professor of Classics at Ohio State
September 17
Natural Law and the Constitution
Featuring Dr. Hadley Arkes, Edward N. Ney Professor of Jurisprudence at Amhurst College, President of the James Wilson Institute on Natural rights and the American Founding
April 15
Heirs of Aristotle: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Philosophy in the Middle Ages
Featuring Dr. David Bradshaw, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky.
March 11
How the British Invented Modern Sports—and What Their Invention Means for the West and the World
Featuring Dr. Mark Dyreson, Professor of Kinesiology and Affiliate Professor or History, Penn State University.
February 26
Featuring Dr. Victoria Tin-bor Hui, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame.
February 02
Truth and Poetry
Featuring David Yezzi, Associate Professor, The Writing Seminars, The Johns Hopkins University.
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