Zoom
Join Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University) and other students to discuss the the relationship between friendship and human excellence. The group will meet on Mondays and Wednesday between March 24 and April 23 to discuss short readings on the reading group’s theme.
Description:
Both personal and civic friendship are in deep decline in advanced western societies. Coincidentally, reports of loneliness, isolation, and depression have spiked. Ordinary persons have a sense that friendship matters but, lacking the practice and a vocabulary to articulate how and why it matters, they are inarticulate about it. Drawing from the rich reflections on friendship found in the texts of Aristotle, Aquinas, and Catherine of Siena, this course will help us to become more articulate about friendship.
Readings:
Nicomachean Ethics Books VIII and IX
ST II-IIae q.23 and more
When? Mondays and Wednesdays between March 24 and April 23
What time? 12:00 pm ET
Where? Zoom
Who can apply? Open to all students
Application Deadline? March 19
Space is limited. These reading groups are intentionally small to facilitate good discussion. If you are admitted, please be diligent in attending. Additionally, if you are not admitted to this group, we encourage you to apply to other groups later in the semester