The Humanities for Love, Not Money

Continuing education programs across the country are finding students increasingly focused on the arts and humanities, whether for new careers or to re-explore great authors. WHEN the renowned educators Mortimer J. Adler and Robert Maynard Hutchins first decided to expand their Great Books course beyond the University of Chicago’s walls, they recruited some of Chicago’s [...]

Great Conversations Lecture Series – Big Visions

Our popular Great Conversations series continues with a new theme! This autumn and winter, we invite some of the University’s most exciting, creative minds to share their visions of the future of our city and of the world. Our discussions will consider such topics as the changing shape of education, how to build a sustainable [...]

A Genuine Liberal Education

Views: Only English Spoken October 26, 2009 By Dan Edelstein When the young François-Marie Arouet was a student at the Jesuit collège Louis-le-Grand in 18th-century Paris, he spent many of his classroom hours studying Latin, along with a little ancient Greek. Had he ventured over to the nearby Collège Royal, today the Collège de France, [...]

Salman Rushdie – Machiavelli’s Bad Rap

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/18/A…Award-winning novelist Salman Rushdie discusses Niccolo Machiavelli, arguing that the infamous Italian political philosopher does not deserve the … more about “Salman Rushdie – Machiavelli’s Bad Rap“, posted with vodpod

Allan Bloom on Plato’s Apology of Socrates 1

This is a lecture on the portico to the Platonic corpus. It is also partly a discussion with several very informed professors from Harvard and Boston College who participated in this series, for wh… more about “Allan Bloom on Plato’s Apology of Soc…“, posted with vodpod

Allan Bloom on Plato’s Apology of Socrates 2

This is part 2 of 18 segments to be placed on YouTube. more about “Allan Bloom on Plato’s Apology of Soc…“, posted with vodpod

Allan Bloom on Plato’s Apology of Socrates 3

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University of Chicago Graham School of General Studies Berlin Tour

Join the University of Chicago Graham School of General Studies on a tour of Berlin, tracing the cultural and literary transformations of this great city. Tour dates are from April 25–May 1 2010; … more about “University of Chicago Graham School o…“, posted with vodpod

Allan Bloom gives his ”Thoughts on Machiavelli” 1

In this series of lecture segments, if one has the patience and the time – and reads Machiavelli’s text along with Bloom here – one will learn what it means to read a genuine masterpiece of politic… more about “Allan Bloom gives his ”Thoughts on M…“, posted with vodpod

Allan Bloom gives his ”Thoughts on Machiavelli” 2

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