Macbeth's turmoil of the imagination, moral uncertainty, and the fall of soul that follows.

A Philosophical Happy Hour investigating the experience of aging—bodily, mentally, spiritually, morally, through the whole of life.

It is our pleasure to again host Dr. Steven DeLay (Research Fellow, Global Centre for Advanced Studies, Dublin and Tutorial Fellow, Ambrose College, Woolf University) in presenting his research. A prolific author and expert in French phenomenology, we are delighted to have Dr. DeLay contributing to

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In this conversation, Brian Kemple is joined by Daniel Wagner, a Faculty Fellow of the Lyceum Institute, in exploring the motivations behind intellectual pursuits, the significance of classical education, and the contrast between modern and classical educational philosophies. 00:00 – Introduction to Intellectual Pursuits 03:01 – Catharsis, Healing, and Philosophy 06:55 – Understanding Classical Education 10:50 – The Contrast of Educational Paradigms…

A Philosophical Happy Hour investigating the experience of aging—bodily, mentally, spiritually, morally, through the whole of life.

The intellectual life consists in the development of the natural reasoning powers of the human soul—the growth of habits in thinking—but, although one may discover many truths by himself, the path can be greatly facilitated by the guidance of an experienced teacher. Thus, the Lyceum Institute employs Fellows to demonstrate for us the ways towards […]

A Philosophical Happy Hour making phenomenological investigation into the experience of aging—bodily, mentally, spiritually, morally, as carried out in action and passion from conception until death. We mark the passing years in many ways.  Anniversaries of first dates, of engagements, of weddings, of ordinations, of foundings for countries and companies alike—each noted by the year since its origin.  All the while, we age.

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On Thursday, October 16, from 6-8pm ET, members of the Lyceum Institute will gather to discuss the beginning of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth under the guidance of Dr. Mark McCullough, who is providing us lectures and readings to focus our understanding. There is much that we can learn from this great tragedy—and here we will focus on the impact of imagination, moral uncertainty, and the fall of soul that follows internal turmoil.

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