“The subject matter of the liberal arts is life."
- Mark Van Doren
“The subject matter of the liberal arts is life."
- Mark Van Doren
The Morningside Institute brings scholars and students together to examine human life beyond the classroom and consider its deepest questions through the life of New York City.
Come celebrate the beginning of the spring semester with friends, fellowship, and food!
Join renowned Dante scholar Professor Teodolinda Barolini to read Dante’s Inferno across the academic year.
Join Richard John and Casey Blake (Columbia) for the first session of “The Myth of the Machine.”
Join Richard Hajdu (Columbia) for a discussion over dinner on the nature of art: “What’s wrong with slop?”
Join Matthew Morrison (Yale) for a discussion on the role of medicine in the philosophical developments of Ludwig Wittgenstein and William James.
Join Richard John and Casey Blake (Columbia) for the second session of “The Myth of the Machine.”
Join renowned Dante scholar Professor Teodolinda Barolini to read Dante’s Inferno across the academic year.
Join Austen McDougal (NYU) for the first session of “How Do I Love Thee?” on the good of love.
Join Pierre Force (Columbia) for a discussion of Tocqueville’s thesis that religion and democracy are mutually reinforcing in the United States.
Join Morningside for an exclusive tour of the Neue Galerie, preceded by coffee & pastries at their Café Sabarsky.
Join Austen McDougal (NYU) for the second session of “How Do I Love Thee?” on defining the relationship of love.
Join Richard John and Casey Blake (Columbia) for the third session of “The Myth of the Machine.”
