Events
Can We Become Good By Ourselves? Confucius and Aquinas on Becoming Virtuous
A lecture by Prof. Richard Kim (Loyola University Chicago)
When:
October 23, 2026 | 12:00 AM PDT
Chapter:
Claremont Colleges
Location:
TBA
This lecture is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required.
About the speaker:
Richard Kim is an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. He received his BA from UCLA and PhD in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in ethics, moral psychology, and East Asian philosophy. He is currently working on the topics of virtue, ritual, flourishing, and human nature from Confucian and Thomistic perspectives. He is the author of a book, Confucianism and the Philosophy of Well-Being (Routledge, 2020) and over a dozen essays.
This event is made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this event are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.