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Steven Rockey’s final tour of the Math Library

Steven Rockey, the Mathematics Librarian, gives…

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Nancy Marie Brown: Ivory Vikings

In the early 19th century, on a Hebridean beach…

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American Ideals 40. Emerson's history

Professor Konvitz explores Emerson’s…

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American Ideals 36. Religion

Locke’s views on religious toleration are a…

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American Ideals 30. Reform in Utopia

Professor Konvitz suggests that More is almost…

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American Ideals 29. Utopia

More postulates a mythical society based on the…

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American Ideals 28. Thomas More

More’s life in connection to Henry…

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American Ideals 27. The Stoics, Part 4

The Stoics’ basic principles as explained…

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American Ideals 26. The Stoics, Part 3

The Stoics recognized that man is social by…

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American Ideals 24. The Stoics, Part 1

The importance of the Roman Emperor Marcus…

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American Ideals 21. Antigone

In its discussion of civil law versus higher law,…

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American Ideals 20. Greek playwrights

Professor Konvitz suggests that the plays of…

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American Ideals 19. Socrates, Part 4

Responding to a student question, Professor…

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American Ideals 17. Socrates, Part 2

The business of the soul is to try to grapple…

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American Ideals 06. Good and evil, Part 1

The power of evil in the world is evident from…

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American Ideals 05. Dignity and Job

The biblical root of the concept of human dignity…

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