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2024 Seminar Series

Happiness

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Happiness & the Desire for Knowledge in Augustine & Aquinas

Assistant Professor, Nazareth University

March 21  | 7:00 PM

St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Pharmacy 129

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Hobbes & Aristotle on Happiness

Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology

April 18  |  7:00 PM

St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Pharmacy 129

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Happiness & Holiness:

The Witness of Catholic Saints

Assistant Professor, St. Bernard's School of Theology

The twentieth century saw untold human suffering worldwide--in concentration camps, gulags, and national and tribal conflicts that claimed more innocents than soldiers. Yet in all these situations, some individuals managed not only to survive, but to lead joy-filled lives. What does this mean for our understanding of what it means to be happy? Is such a thing possible for everyone or only a few elect?  This lecture will explore these questions through the lives of men and women who are noted for their heroism and holiness, the saints

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October 17  | 7:30 PM

St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Pharmacy 129

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Seminars are free and open to the public  

Students that attend the series may request a certificate of completion

Previous Seminar Series:    Intersections (2022)    Beauty (2022-2023)

For more information write to: contact@agathoninstitute.org

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