Spring 2022 Theme: Happiness

We all want to be happy, but what does it mean to live a happy life and how does one get there?

This coming spring, the Austin Institute events will try to answer these questions. Looking at what lies at the root of any form of human flourishing, our speakers will help us navigate these issues in the broadest and yet deepest way. We will look at happiness through the eyes of philosophy, law, sociology, and literature. Hopefully, this will be an occasion to grow in happiness together, learning what it is that we should be starving for in this life.
 

Check these ones out, register to save your spot, and keep an eye on our website for what is coming next!

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WELCOME BACK PIZZA AND MOVIE NIGHT

• Wednesday, Jan. 19
  6:00 PM, Stumberg Hall
  Reservation Required​​

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SEMINARS

1.) "How and How Not to Be Happy" with UT Professor J. Budziszewski

• Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8 & 15
  7:00–8:30 PM Stumberg Hall

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2.) "The Classical Ideal of Happiness: On Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and Some Modern Alternatives" with Dr. Dana Stauffer and Dr. Erik Dempsey

• Feb. 22, Mar. 8, 15 & 22
  7:00–8:30 PM Stumberg Hall​

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 TABLE TALKS

1.) "It’s Not Selfish to Pursue One’s Own Happiness (Rightly Understood):

• Jan. 31, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
  Clay Pit, 1601 Guadalupe Street, Austin

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2.) "'The Pursuit of Happiness' from the Declaration of Independence to 2022" with Dr. Alan Sager

• Feb. 21, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
  Clay Pit, 1601 Guadalupe Street, Austin

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LECTURES
Forthcoming

More events to come!