The Psychology of Compassion: Stoicism in the City of God

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
5:30 PM 6:30 PM

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA, 02139 United States (map)

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Thomistic Institute chapter at MIT, the Graduate Student Council, and the Tech Catholic Community present a lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers of Boston College titled “The Psychology of Compassion: Stoicism in the City of God.”

This lecture will focus on how St. Augustine's thinking about the Stoic critique of compassion in City of God 9.5 helps us understand some things about politics today.

Building 3, Room 270

Tuesday, Nov. 5

5:30 PM

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Tagged: Speaker: Byers, Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Location: Tech Catholic Community, Topic: City of God, Topic: Compassion, Topic: Politics, Topic: Psychology, Topic: Stoicism

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