Reading Groups

Spring 2024

Philo of Alexandria's On the Indestructibility of the World Online Reading Group

Organizer: Dr. Sharon Weisser, Tel Aviv University in Israel

Meeting Times: Thursday mornings from 10:30 am to 12 pm ET every two weeks. 

This text of Philo of Alexandria is a witness both to debates in the Greek philosophical tradition and interpretations of Genesis. Meetings consist of  a volunteer translating a passage to English followed by group discussion. If you are interested in joining this reading group, please contact Prof. Gretchen Reydams-Schils

Nicomachean Ethics Reading Group

Organizer: Fr. Kevin Flannery, S.J., Pontifical Gregorian University

This group sponsored by the Jacques Maritain Center will meet to read through Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics with Fr. Kevin Flannery, S.J. (Pontifical Gregorian University).

Meetings:

  • Thursday, February 1, 5:00-6:00pm (109 O'Shaughnessy Hall)
  • Thursday, February 22, 5:00-6:00pm (Maritain Library - 437 Geddes Hall)
  • Thursday, March 7, 5:00-6:00pm (Maritain Library - 437 Geddes Hall)
  • Monday, March 25, 5:00-6:00pm (Maritain Library - 437 Geddes Hall)
  • Thursday, April 18, 5:00-6:00pm (Maritain Library - 437 Geddes Hall)
  • Thursday, May 9, 5:00-6:00pm (Maritain Library - 437 Geddes Hall)
  • Thursday, May 30, 5:00-6:00pm (Maritain Library - 437 Geddes Hall)

Contact: Christopher Enabnit (cenabnit@nd.edu)