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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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UPCOMING EVENTS
A Neurologist's Reflections on Human Dignity and Suffering
Feb 4
A Neurologist's Reflections on Human Dignity and Suffering

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Carolinas Campus)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Integrating Your College Life: Intellectual, Moral, and Spiritual | A Symposium of Students from the Carolinas and Georgia
Oct 25
Integrating Your College Life: Intellectual, Moral, and Spiritual | A Symposium of Students from the Carolinas and Georgia

University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC

With Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America), Prof. Michael Krom (Saint Vincent College), and Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

A Symposium of Thomistic Institute Student Leaders from the Carolinas and Georgia.

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Eating and Drinking for the Glory of God: A Theology of Dining
Sep 6
Eating and Drinking for the Glory of God: A Theology of Dining

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Michael Foley (Baylor University)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
Apr 5
The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

Davis 209

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Today's University Hollow? Newman's Idea of Education
Mar 21
Is Today's University Hollow? Newman's Idea of Education

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Fr. Stephen Fields, S.J. (Georgetown University)

Davis 209

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas, the 'Great Theory of Beauty', and Music
Feb 20
Aquinas, the 'Great Theory of Beauty', and Music

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Michael Dickson (University of South Carolina)

Wardlaw 126

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to Cultivate Character: Seven Strategies for Becoming More Virtuous
Feb 2
How to Cultivate Character: Seven Strategies for Becoming More Virtuous

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Michael Lamb (Wake Forest University)

Wardlaw 126

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Does Conscience Have to Do With Healthcare?
Oct 10
What Does Conscience Have to Do With Healthcare?

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Farr Curlin (Duke University)

Wardlaw 126

This lecture is free and open to the public

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Affliction, Sorrow, and Human Flourishing
Apr 12
Affliction, Sorrow, and Human Flourishing

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

Davis 209

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are We Our Brains? Neuroscience and the Soul
Feb 23
Are We Our Brains? Neuroscience and the Soul

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)

Davis 209

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Predestination and Human Freedom: A Catholic Approach
Nov 10
Predestination and Human Freedom: A Catholic Approach

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. W. Matthews Grant (University of Saint Thomas, St. Paul)

Close-Hipp 201

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Splendor of Wisdom | An Intellectual Retreat
Oct 7
The Splendor of Wisdom | An Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

Speakers: Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies); Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Exclusively for USC students

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Justice, Dynamism, and Social Order: Of Wars and Markets
Sep 29
Justice, Dynamism, and Social Order: Of Wars and Markets

University of South Carolina

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

Moore School 135

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Apr 19
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?

University of South Carolina

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

Petigru 217

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?
Apr 5
Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Francis Beckwith (Baylor University)

Petigru 217

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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St. Thomas Aquinas on Suffering and Evil
Mar 16
St. Thomas Aquinas on Suffering and Evil

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Sloan 112

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How and How Not to be Happy
Feb 10
How and How Not to be Happy

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. J. Budziszewski (University of Texas at Austin)

Davis 209

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Nuclear Deterrence: Moral or Immoral?
Nov 19
Nuclear Deterrence: Moral or Immoral?

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. John Keown (Georgetown University)

Wardlaw 126

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Do We Die?
Oct 28
Why Do We Die?

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Frey (University of South Carolina)

Petigru 108

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Proofs for God’s Existence & Theism as the Basis of Science
Sep 24
Proofs for God’s Existence & Theism as the Basis of Science

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Prof. Robert Koons (University of Texas at Austin)

Wardlaw 126

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Truth, Relativism, and the Natural Law
Apr 22
Truth, Relativism, and the Natural Law

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Fr. Stephen Fields, S.J. (Georgetown University)

Zoom

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Is Free Will an Illusion?
Feb 24
Is Free Will an Illusion?

University of South Carolina

A lecture by Fr. Stephen Brock (University of Chicago)

Campus Room in Capstone House

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Friendship and Happiness: Insights from Aristotle and Aquinas
Oct 28
Friendship and Happiness: Insights from Aristotle and Aquinas

A lecture by Prof. Jennifer Frey (University of South Carolina).

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What is Good Music? What Good is Music?
Sep 29
What is Good Music? What Good is Music?

A lecture by Prof. Michael Dickson (University of South Carolina).

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Complicating Private Property
Feb 20
Complicating Private Property

A lecture by Prof. Joseph Capizzi of the Catholic University of America.

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Making Sense of ‘Death with Dignity.’
Nov 14
Making Sense of ‘Death with Dignity.’

A lecture by Prof. Farr Curlin, MD of Duke University.

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Why Leisure is Necessary for Human Beings
Oct 23
Why Leisure is Necessary for Human Beings

A lecture by Dr. Zena Hitz of St. John’s College.

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Why Think?
Sep 10
Why Think?

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute, Washington, DC).

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OTHER EVENTS

Featured
The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God
Jan 20
The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God

West Virginia University

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

Oglebay Hall Room 102 

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Paradoxes of Pro-Life Feminism
Jan 22
The Paradoxes of Pro-Life Feminism

The Catholic University of America

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

Happel Room, Caldwell Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer
Jan 22
An Hour of Study is an Hour of Prayer

University of Washington

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

DEM 004

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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