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Thomistic Institute chapters are on-campus, academic clubs formed and run by students to bring top-notch Christian intellectuals to their university campuses. These chapters organize lectures, seminars, and reading groups to explore the riches of the Christian intellectual tradition.

All Thomistic Institute lectures on campus are free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God
Nov 19
The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (St. Gregory the Great Seminary)

BATE 1011

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Are "Quality of Life" Judgments Ethical?
Oct 1
Are "Quality of Life" Judgments Ethical?

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Gina Noia (Providence College)

12:30 PM

Bate 1012

This lecture is free and open to the public.

How is My iPhone Changing Me?
Sep 19
How is My iPhone Changing Me?

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)

Thursday, September 19th

5 PM

BATE 1010

This lecture is free and open to the public.

How to Not Lose Friends: Vices that Undermine Friendship
Feb 12
How to Not Lose Friends: Vices that Undermine Friendship

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. W. Scott Cleveland (University of Mary)

Bate Building 1020

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? Making sense of ‘medical aid in dying’
Nov 13
Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? Making sense of ‘medical aid in dying’

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Farr Curlin (Duke University)

Bate 1010

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Little Lies: Why There Are No ‘Noble’ Lies
Oct 16
Little Lies: Why There Are No ‘Noble’ Lies

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Angela Knobel (University of Dallas)

Bate Building 1010

This lecture is free and open to the public.

OTHER EVENTS

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ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech
Jan 13
ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech

University of California, San Diego

A lecture by Prof. Jane Sloan Peters (University of Mount Saint Vincent)

Red Shoe Room, Prince Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Making War Moral: The Enduring Relevance of Just War Theory
Jan 16
Making War Moral: The Enduring Relevance of Just War Theory

University of Oregon

A lecture by Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Gestalt of the Feminine Soul: A primer on Edith Stein, on Woman
Jan 16
The Gestalt of the Feminine Soul: A primer on Edith Stein, on Woman

Carnegie Mellon/ The University of Pittsburgh

A lecture by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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