Ancient Solutions for the Crises of Modernity
Overview
Join us on Monday nights this Spring semester for a look at how different contemporary thinkers have turned to ancient sources as they wrestle with modern problems of politics and society.
Nathan Pinkoski, D.Phil Oxford and Lecturer at Princeton University, will lead the discussions.
We will be meeting at the offices of The Morningside Institute from 6:00-7:30pm. Dinner will be provided and any relevant texts will be circulated beforehand.
The various sessions will be held on the following days:
Monday, february 25th
Leos Strauss (What is Political Philosophy?)
monday, march 11th
Leo Strauss (What is Political Philosophy?)
Monday, march 25th
Hannah Arendt (The Promise of Politics)
monday, april 8th
Alasdair MacIntyre (After Virtue)
monday, april 15th
Alasdair MacIntyre (Politics, Philosophy, and the Common Good)
monday, april 22nd
Pierre Manent (Metamorphoses of the City)