Compact Seminar: Truth and Lies (Jan. 30-Feb. 20)
Tue, Feb 06
|Stumberg Hall
Few wounds cut deeper than a lie. And yet, between fake news and the curious widespread phrase “my truth,” the boundary lines between truth and lies continue to blur. Led by Drs. Kevin and DeAnn Stuart, the goal of this 4-week seminar is to bring these lines back into sharp focus.
Time & Location
Feb 06, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Stumberg Hall, 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78705, USA
About The Event
What: The goal of this seminar is to bring the boundary lines between truth and lies back into sharp focus, with discussion ranging from the nature of self-deception to whether it’s ever okay to lie. Possible texts include selections from Thomas Aquinas, Kant, Havel's "The Power of the Powerless," Kupfer's "The Moral Presumption against Lying," Shakespeare's Othello, Peck's People of the Lie, and Budziszewski's What We Can't Not Know.
When: Tuesdays January 30, February 6, 13, and 20 from 7:00-8:30 PM
Where: 3206 Fairfax Walk, Austin, TX 78756
Dr. Kevin E. Stuart is the executive director of the Austin Institute for the Study of Family & Culture. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin where he studied public law and political philosophy, and was a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge. He earned a Master of Sciences from the London School of Economics and Political…
