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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.

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PAST EVENTS
Love: Commander of the Virtues
Apr 9
Love: Commander of the Virtues

Cornell University

A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel (University of Dallas)

Rockefeller Hall Room 132

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Words, Images, Reality: A Symposium on Living with AI
Mar 7
Words, Images, Reality: A Symposium on Living with AI

Cornell University

Co-hosted with the COLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture and the Society of Catholic Scientists.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Hope: The Pilgrim’s Virtue
Feb 29
Hope: The Pilgrim’s Virtue

Cornell University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Wahl (Providence College)

Physical Sciences Building Room 120

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Contemplation | An Intellectual Retreat for Cornell University
Feb 9
Contemplation | An Intellectual Retreat for Cornell University

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

With Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies) & Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (Catholic University of America)

For current students of Cornell University

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Is Certainty Possible in Science? A Thomistic Perspective
Oct 25
Is Certainty Possible in Science? A Thomistic Perspective

Cornell University

A lecture by Dr. Brian Carl (University of St. Thomas, Houston)

Rockefeller Hall Room 122

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Can We Have Faith in Science?
Sep 26
Can We Have Faith in Science?

Cornell University

A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Buttaci (Catholic University of America)

Cornell University | Physical Sciences Building, Room 120

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Happens to the Soul after Death?
Apr 27
What Happens to the Soul after Death?

Cornell University

A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Thursday, April 27

Location TBD

This event is free and open to the public

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The Service of the Emotions in the Moral Life
Mar 7
The Service of the Emotions in the Moral Life

Cornell University

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

Physical Sciences Building Room 120

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Does It Mean to Think?
Oct 25
What Does It Mean to Think?

Cornell University

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

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What is a Soul?
Sep 14
What is a Soul?

Cornell University

A lecture by Prof. Marie George (St. John’s University)

Physical Sciences Building Room 120

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Wasting Time Well: Leisure as the Point of Education
Apr 26
Wasting Time Well: Leisure as the Point of Education

Cornell University

A lecture by Dr. R.J. Snell (Witherspoon Institute)

Physical Sciences Building 120

This lecture is free and open to the public

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What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well
Mar 24
What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well

Cornell University

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

Physical Sciences Building 120

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Bible as Revealed Truth and Its Relationship to Rational Thought
Nov 4
The Bible as Revealed Truth and Its Relationship to Rational Thought

Cornell University

A lecture by Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Physical Sciences Building 120

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Philosophy, Religion, and Rationality
Sep 21
Philosophy, Religion, and Rationality

Cornell University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Gorman (Catholic University of America)

Physical Sciences Building 120

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Way Towards Wisdom
May 17
The Way Towards Wisdom

Cornell

A lecture by Prof. Zena Hitz (St. Johns College)

Zoom

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