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How To Avoid Being Unhappy: Vices That Undermine Friendship & Flourishing | Prof. W. Scott Cleveland Oct 23, 2019

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This lecture was given to the undergraduate chapter at the University of Virginia on 17 September 2019.

The handout for the lecture can be found here: tinyurl.com/yxg6f2ty

Dr. Cleveland received his B.A. in philosophy and biblical studies from Taylor University, his M.A.R. in philosophical theology & philosophy of religion from Yale Divinity School, and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Baylor University (2014). Before coming to UMary, he conducted postdoctoral research at Saint Louis University on the virtue of intellectual humility.

His research interests are in ethics, moral psychology, and philosophy of religion. He is especially interested in the study of virtues and emotions, the relation between the two, and the role of each in the moral and intellectual life. For example, he has defended an account of the virtue of courage with focus on its emotional excellences (look here for some of his work). He also has broad interests in metaphysics, theology, the history of philosophy, and the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas.

He loves discussing these subjects (and almost anything else) with students and is passionate about students coming to understand and appreciate the worth of philosophical understanding both for its own sake and for its contribution to a flourishing, fulfilling, and fruitful life that serves the common good.

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Fiction and Moral Reflection | Thomas Pavel Oct 22, 2019

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This lecture by Prof. Thomas Pavel was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 October 2019.

The program included lectures by Paul Elie (Georgetown), Lauren Kopajtic (Fordham), Dhananjay Jagannathan (Columbia), Sr. Ann Astell ( Notre Dame), and Thomas Pavel (Chicago).

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Morality and Mortality in Willa Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop | Sr. Ann Astell Oct 21, 2019

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This lecture by Sr. Ann Astell was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 October 2019.

The program included lectures by Paul Elie (Georgetown), Lauren Kopajtic (Fordham), Dhananjay Jagannathan (Columbia), Sr. Ann Astell ( Notre Dame), and Thomas Pavel (Chicago).

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Does Science Discredit Faith? | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP Oct 19, 2019

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This lecture was given on September 17, 2019 at John Hopkins University.

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. serves presently as the Assistant Director for Campus Outreach with the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. He served previously as an associate pastor at St. Louis Bertrand Church in Louisville, KY where he also taught as an adjunct professor at Bellarmine University. Born and raised near Philadelphia, PA, he attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville, studying mathematics and humanities. Upon graduating, he entered the Order of Preachers in 2010. He was ordained a priest in 2016 and holds an STL from the Dominican House of Studies.

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Imagination And Discernment In Jane Austen's Persuasion | Lauren Kopajitic Oct 18, 2019

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This lecture by Lauren Kopajitic was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 October 2019.

The program included lectures by Paul Elie (Georgetown), Lauren Kopajtic (Fordham), Dhananjay Jagannathan (Columbia), Sr. Ann Astell ( Notre Dame), and Thomas Pavel (Chicago).

The hand out for this lecture can be found here: thomisticinstitute.org/lauren-kopajtic-hand-out

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The Anti-Moral Imagination Of Michel Houellebecq | Dhananjay Jagannathan Oct 17, 2019

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This lecture by Dhananjay Jagannathan was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 October 2019.

The program included lectures by Paul Elie (Georgetown), Lauren Kopajtic (Fordham), Dhananjay Jagannathan (Columbia), Sr. Ann Astell ( Notre Dame), and Thomas Pavel (Chicago).

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Walker Percy's The Moviegoer Seen Again | Paul Elie Oct 16, 2019

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This lecture was given as part of "The Moral Imagination of the Novel: A Conference" held at Columbia University on 4-5 October 2019.

The conference included lectures by Paul Elie (Georgetown), Lauren Kopajtic (Fordham), Dhananjay Jagannathan (Columbia), Sr. Ann Astell (Notre Dame), and Thomas Pavel (Chicago).

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Humility and Proper Pride | Captain Joseph McInerney Oct 15, 2019

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This lecture was given at the University of Oklahoma on September 11, 2019.

Captain Joe McInerney is the Chairman of the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law and Permanent Military Professor of Applied Ethics at the United States Naval Academy. Captain McInerney lectures in the Naval Academy’s core ethics course, which is offered to all Third Class Midshipman (sophomores) at the Naval Academy and teaches elective courses in the fields of Christian morality and leadership. In addition to his teaching and leadership duties, Captain McInerney serves on the Academy’s advisory board for ethics curriculum revisions, and has served as the Staff Director for the Academy Effectiveness Board, which is responsible for the Naval Academy’s assessment of its institutional goals. He has been a member of the Naval Academy Faculty Senate and the Faculty Senate Committee for Academic Assessment. Captain McInerney is also the Officer Representative for the Naval Academy’s Men’s Varsity Basketball Team.

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The Moral Grammar of the Human Person as a Body-Soul Unity | Prof. Paul Gondreau Oct 11, 2019

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This talk was offered for our chapter at the University of Texas at Austin on September 26, 2019.

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Speaker Bio:

Paul Gondreau earned his doctorate in sacred theology from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, writing under the renowned Thomist scholar Rev. JeanPierre Torrell, O.P. He is professor of theology at Providence College in Rhode Island, where he teaches/has taught courses on marriage, Christology, the theology of Thomas Aquinas, the Church, the Eucharist, the Sacraments, and the Catholic thought of J.R.R. Tolkien.

He has a published manuscript on Christ's human passions in the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas and has published numerous essays in the area of Thomistic Christology, Thomistic anthropology, a Thomistic account of human sexuality, and a Thomistic theology of disability. He is associate editor of the theological journal Nova et Vetera, and has served as a consultant to the USCCB's committee on marriage and family.

John Paul II on Catholic Family Life | Prof. Catherine Pakaluk Oct 10, 2019

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This lecture was given by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk at the United States Naval Academy on 10 September 2019.

Catherine Ruth Pakaluk (Ph.D, 2010) joined the faculty at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America in the summer of 2016 and is Assistant Professor of Social Research and Economic Thought. Formerly, she was Assistant Professor and Chair of the Economics Department at Ave Maria University. Her primary areas of research include economics of education and religion, family studies and demography, Catholic social thought and political economy. Dr. Pakaluk is the 2015 recipient of the Acton Institute’s Novak Award, a prize given for “significant contributions to the study of the relationship between religion and economic liberty.”

Pakaluk did her doctoral work at Harvard University under Caroline Hoxby, David Cutler, and 2016 Nobel-laureate Oliver Hart. Her dissertation, “Essays in Applied Microeconomics,” examined the relationship between religious ‘fit' and educational outcomes, the role of parental effort in observed peer effects and school quality, and theoretical aspects of the contraceptive revolution as regards twentieth century demographic trends.

Beyond her formal training in economics, Dr. Pakaluk studied Catholic social thought under the mentorship of F. Russell Hittinger, and various aspects of Thomistic thought with Steven A. Long. She is a widely-admired writer and sought-after speaker on matters of culture, gender, social science, the vocation of women, and the work of Edith Stein. She lives in Maryland with her husband Michael Pakaluk and eight children.

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