Online Seminar Series – Athens and Jerusalem:
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Date & Time
Sat, Jun 27 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Series – Athens and Jerusalem: Reason and Revelation – Part II –
Saturday, June 27 , 2020
We invite you to this six-part series, exploring all three Jerusalem faith traditions from the Socratic philosophical perspective focusing on the questions: What does it mean to be good at being human… To live the best human life?
June 27th Reading:
Plato, Euthyphro
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Future Readings in the Series:
Papal Encyclical Fides et Ratio and Thomas Aquinas on natural law
Al Ghazali, The Incoherence of the Philosophers – Discussion 3 and Averroes, Decisive Treatise;
Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed, “On the Study of Metaphysics”
Leo Strauss, Mutual Influence of Theology and Philosophy
Schedule:
12:00-2:00PM PDT
Tutor:
Karl Haigler
Location:
Online. Register to receive the link.
The Agora Foundation is a nonsectarian 501(c)3 non-profit endeavor, providing great books seminars and other educational opportunities to those who are busy with careers, families, and daily responsibilities yet are seeking to further their education. The goal of these offerings is to provide an understanding of the ideas that shape civilizations and to promote civil discourse on complicated subjects.
Generously funded by The Ahmanson Foundation, Southern California Edison, The Shanbrom Family Foundation, the Ventura County Community Foundation, the WRG Foundation, the Constance Eaton and William Hart Fund, the Ojai Valley Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Ojai, and private donations, the Teachers for Lifelong Learning Program provides training to high school teachers in this engaging approach to learning, and The Ojai Chautauqua provides panels promoting civil discourse on controversial and complicated subjects.