Events
The Lost Art of Dying
A lecture by Dr. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University)
When:
November 15, 2025 | 7:00 PM EST
Location:
Holy Innocents Parish | 431 Bedford Road Pleasantville, NY
Chapter:
Thomistic Institute in New York City
This lecture is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required.
About the speaker:
Dr. Lydia Dugdale is the Silberberg Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University in New York City. As a medical doctor and ethicist, she cares for patients, consults on complex ethical issues in the hospital, and teaches medical trainees and undergraduate students. Her scholarly work focuses on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, the need to prepare well for death, and questions of moral injury and human flourishing. She is author of the book THE LOST ART OF DYING: REVIVING FORGOTTEN WISDOM (HarperOne, 2020) and is currently writing a book on hope.