featuring Cecil Wooten, Professor Emeritus of Classics About the book from Dr. Wooten: Plato’s Symposium is one of the most remarkable analyses of the nature of love in western literature. It is not only an insightful treatment of an experience that most human … Read more
Featuring Will Conner, Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy,Core Faculty in UNC's Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program Have you ever been told not to trust what others might say about a topic before they even say it—for instance, when a politician … Read more
featuring Alexander Nehamas, Edmund N. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Princeton University The systematic, articulate, and quantifiable pursuit of knowledge is one of modernity’s great achievements. It has … Read more
featuring Alexander Nehamas, Edmund N. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Princeton University The systematic, articulate, and quantifiable pursuit of knowledge is one of modernity’s great achievements. It has … Read more
featuring Cecil Wooten, Professor Emeritus of Classics About the book from Dr. Wooten: Plato’s Symposium is one of the most remarkable analyses of the nature of love in western literature. It is not only an insightful treatment of an experience that most human … Read more
Join beloved Shakespeare expert Dr. Mary Floyd-Wilson for a day exploring the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of family life in the Bard’s plays. We’ll focus on two family stories: the tragedy of King Lear and the comedy As You Like … Read more
Featuring Sarah Treul Roberts, Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Professor of Political Science,Core Faculty in UNC's Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program This talk will focus on the reasons behind the increased success of inexperienced candidates running for congressional office. It … Read more
Featuring Gerard Rothfus, Teaching Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Core Faculty in UNC’s Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program Consequentialism offers a simple and intuitive logic for thinking about the merits of both individual actions and social policies. According to this logic, … Read more
Presented as part of the 2025 North Carolina Science Festival. The humanities and sciences converge in this interdisciplinary seminar on the importance and impact of quantum physics, which celebrates its one-hundredth anniversary in 2025. Participants will be introduced to some … Read more
featuring Michael Keenan Gutierrez, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature THIS READING GROUP IS SOLD OUT IN PERSON, LIMITED VIRTUAL SEATS STILL AVAILABLE About the book from Professor Gutierrez: Not only is The Quiet American maybe the most perfectly … Read more
ARTIST BIO Suzi Analogue is a prolific Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Member Of The Recording Academy / Grammys & Creator of Never Normal Records based in Miami, FL. She is energetically pioneering the new wave of women producers in electronic music & beyond. … Read more
in collaboration with the Ackland Art Museum Join Melissa Faliveno (UNC English and Comparative Literature) and Lauren Turner (Ackland Associate Curator of Contemporary Art and Special Projects) for a lively discussion of All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan … Read more
