Events Archive

Professor Aurelian Craiutu's lecture, "In Praise of a Forgotten Virtue: Moderation in the Twenty-First Century," took place on Sept. 16, 2019 in Eaton Humanities RM 1B90. Professor Craiutu discussed the virtues, benefits and limits of political moderation. This event was free to the public. Craiutu is a professor of political...

The Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization presented Professor Ryan Balot's talk, "Freedom, Desire and Persuasion in Plato's Gorgias" on Sept. 13, 2019 in HUMN 135 at 4 p.m. Balot is professor of political science at the University of Toronto.

The Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization is pleased to support Professor Scott Hill's talk, The Non-Identity Theodicy , on Sep. 13, 2019 at 12 p.m. in Hellems 269. Professor Hill evoked an essentialist perspective to discuss and explain his perspective on why God allows evil.

The Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the University of Colorado Boulder presents a lecture by Ryan Balot on September 12, 2019, “The Virtues of Democratic Citizenship, Ancient and Modern.” The lecture starts at 5:30 PM in Eaton Humanities 135. Please Register for this event via Eventbrite...

The Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the University of Colorado Boulder presents a lecture by Daniel Jacobson on September 5, 2019, "Freedom of Speech and Harmful Speech: Lessons from Mill." The debate over free speech centers on whether there are any opinions so harmful that it...

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The Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the University of Colorado Boulder presents a lecture by Kris Mitchener on August 27, 2019, "Western Finance, Eastern Development?" In this free public lecture, Mitchener will explore how finance can be used to build coalitions in support of “best practice”...

Alexander the Great is one of the most famous figures from antiquity and his story has been told and retold hundreds of times in the centuries since his death in 323 – but always from the same perspective. The Alexander we encounter is the Alexander of a handful of historians...

The Center for Western Civilization, Thought & Policy will host a panel of speakers for an event on Thurs. May 2. The event, "Last Moments: Death and our Animal Companions," will discuss the widespread experience many of us go through in losing a pet. This discussion accompanies the "Last Moments"...

CMEMS presents "Reflections on the "Energetic" Christ in Medieval Theology, Ritual and Art" with Eric Palazzo for Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 5:30 PM in Hale Science 230.