Philosophy
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: On The Death Penalty
Panel discussion at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference. Panelists: Joseph Bessette (Claremont McKenna College), Edward Feser (Pasadena City College), Gerard Bradley (Notre Dame...
watch videoMorality and Social Control in Criminal Law
Panel discussion during the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference featuring panelists Marc de Girolami (St. John’s University), Cecelia Klingele (Wisconsin Law), Meghan Ryan (Southern...
watch videoCalled to Communion
Talks given at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference by Mary Anne Case (University of Chicago) on “Trans Formation in the Vatican’s War on ‘Gender Ideology'”; Pia de Solenni...
watch videoDepicting Evil
As part of the Fall Conference of 2017 called, “Through Every Human Heart, ” the following talks were presented: Randy Boyagoda (University of St. Michael’s College,...
watch videoVirtuous Evildoers
This talk is given by Gilbert Meilaender at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference. This was a part of the Fall Conference of 2017 called, “Through Every Human Heart.” The...
watch videoObscuring the Good
As part of the Fall Conference of 2017 called, “Through Every Human Heart,” the following talks were presented: John Haldane (University of St. Andrews, Baylor University) on...
watch videoDe Nicola Family Lecture: Machiavelli on Necessary Evil
Keynote address given at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference by Harvey Mansfield (Harvard University), introduced by Carter Snead (Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture). This...
watch videoThe Heart of Darkness
Talks given at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference. Speakers include Sr. Ann Astell (Notre Dame) on “Cut to the Heart: Compunction in Henry James’s ‘Altar of the Dead'”...
watch videoFrom Grammar to Metaphysics, From Adjectives to Evils
The keynote address given by Alasdair MacIntyre was part of the Fall Conference of 2017 called “Through Every Human Heart.” The Conference explored the perennial problem of...
watch videoThe Tyranny of the Moderns
Keynote address given by James Hankins (Harvard University) at the 2017 Notre Dame Fall Conference. This was a part of the Fall Conference of 2017 called, “Through Every Human...
watch videoGod and the Good Life: Notre Dame’s Innovative New Way of Teaching the Big Questions
Philosophy has always been a core component of Catholic education. This lecture looks at how Notre Dame is developing an innovative new curriculum to immerse students in the Big...
watch videoPhilosopher Sean Kelsey on Writing About Aristotle
Professor Sean Kelsey is an associate professor of philosophy and the chair of the de Nicola Center’s Faculty Advisory Committee. He was on sabbatical in 2017-18, writing a book...
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