2013 West Coast Meeting of the Society for Aristotelian-Thomistic Studies
06/13/2013
06/14/2013
Philosophy and the Arts
| Thursday June 13 | |
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Lecture 1 |
“An Aristotelian Account of Music’s Influence on the Passions” Blaise Blain The Catholic University of America |
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Lecture 2 |
“Is Beauty a Distinct Transcendental According to St. Thomas Aquinas?” Travis Cooper Thomas Aquinas College |
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Lecture3 |
“The Purpose of Playing” Josef Froula Legionaries of Christ College of the Humanities and Holy Apostles College and Seminary |
| Friday June 14 | |
| Lecture 4 | “Are Non-Human Animals Capable of Appreciating the Fine Arts?” Marie George St. John’s University |
| Lecture 5 | “Culture and the Western Canon: The Arts in the Thought of Catholic Europe” Clare Hornsby Benedictus Trust, London, U.K. |
| Lecture 6 | “A Study of Film” John Nieto Thomas Aquinas College |
Each talk will be about an hour long and will be followed by a substantial Question and Answer period. A dinner honoring the speakers will be held on Thursday evening. A $30 registration fee, which includes the dinner, should be paid to Chris Decaen by a check payable to Thomas Aquinas College. (To attend merely the lectures a $10 fee to cover costs is required.)
A registration fee of $30 that includes the dinner ($10 if you wish to attend only the talks) should be paid at the beginning of the meeting on Thursday. If you wish to attend the dinner, please RSVP by no later than June 1, as seating is limited. To RSVP, or if you have any questions, e-mail Christopher A. Decaen, West Coast Representative for the West Coast Meeting of the Society for Aristotelian-Thomistic Studies, or call him at 805-421-5958.
The Society for Aristotelian-Thomistic Studies is an international organization founded in 1974 for the purpose of promoting “Friendship in the pursuit of wisdom.” Its foundation is the work of Aristotle, along with those who preceded and prepared him, and those faithful disciples who followed him throughout the centuries. Principal among the former were the great Pre-Socratic thinkers and Plato, and among the latter, Aristotle’s greatest and most faithful disciple, St. Thomas Aquinas.
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