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Louisiana State University: Old Lessons for Public and Private Shaming – Socrates, Cynics, and Epicureans

On October 21, 2022, the Voeglin Institute at Louisiana State University will host faculty partner Alin Fumurescu for a discussion of “Old Lessons for Public and Private Shaming: Socrates, Cynics, […]

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SUNY-Geneseo: Against Sophisticated Cynicism – Socrates’ Philosophic Defense of Morality

On March 31, 2022, the Forum on Constitutionalism and Democracy at SUNY-Geneseo held  a virtual discussion with fellow Gregory McBrayer on modern day morality and what Plato can teach us […]

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Roosevelt Montás: Rescuing Socrates

JMC faculty partner Roosevelt Montás has recently authored a book, Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation.

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Dustin Sebell: Xenophon’s Socratic Education: Reason, Religion, and the Limits of Politics

JMC fellow Dustin Sebell has recently written a book, Xenophon's Socratic Education: Reason, Religion, and the Limits of Politics. It's due for release in March 2021.

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Lorraine Pangle: Reason and Character – The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy

JMC faculty partner Lorraine Pangle has written a book, Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy. She's recently been interviewed on the topic.

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Socrates Founding Political Philosophy in Xenophon

JMC faculty partner Thomas Pangle has written a book on Xenophon's depictions of Socrates in the Economist, the Symposium, and the Apology of Socrates to the Jury. The book is due out in April 2020.

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Socratic Reason, Free Speech, and White Supremacists

JMC faculty partner Joe Herbert's new article in the Public Discourse on the tension between the absolutist view of freedom of speech and our regime's rational foundations.

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