Harvard University Professor Dr. Karin Oberg Where do we, life, our planet, and the whole Universe come from? The past 200 years have presented a staggering number of scientific discoveries on our origins, and on the origins of the cosmos we reside in starting with the Big Bang. Yet, some of these discoveries are proposed…
Dr. Paul Lapenna The NYU Langone Health Science Building Modern neuroscience has transformed how we understand the human mind — but does it disprove the soul? In this talk, we’ll explore whether the human person is reducible to neurons and how St. Thomas Aquinas can offer a deeper way to think about these modern questions.…
Sloth and the Resistance of Joy Dr. R.J. Snell Princeton University View Photo Album
Jan. 28, 7:00 PM The War That Never Was: Science vs. Faith Dr. Lawrence Principe, Johns Hopkins University Feb. 9, 7:00 PM How To Be Good: Virtue For The Modern Life Dr. Michael Lamb, Wake Forest University View Photo Album
Dr. Michael Lamb What does it actually mean to live well in a complex, fast-moving world? Join Dr. Michael Lamb as he explores virtue not as rule-following or moralizing, but as the formation of character over time. Drawing from classical wisdom and modern insights, this talk examines how habits shape who we become—and why virtue…
Jan. 28, 7:00 PM The War That Never Was: Science vs. Faith Dr. Lawrence Principe, Johns Hopkins University Feb. 9, 7:00 PM How To Be Good: Virtue For The Modern Life Dr. Michael Lamb, Wake Forest University View Photo Album
How have some of history’s most perceptive outsiders understood American secularism? Join Dr. James Nolan of Williams College for American Secularism Through Foreign Eyes, exploring how thinkers like Alexis de Tocqueville, Max Weber, and G.K. Chesterton interpreted America’s unique relationship between faith, freedom, and public life.
Dr. James L. Nolan Jr. Williams College View Photo Album
How does the rise of artificial intelligence challenge our understanding of human dignity? Join Dr. Paul Scherz for Diagnosing Dignity in the Era of AI, a Thomistic Institute lecture examining the concept of the imago Dei and the ethical questions raised by the use of AI in precision medicine. This talk explores how emerging medical…
Dr. Paul Scherz Professor at the University of Notre Dame
Human, Artificial, and Inhuman What do we really mean when we call something "intelligent"? Join Dr. Gyula Klima of Fordham University for What Is Intelligence? as he examines the differences between human, artificial, and inhuman intelligence—and what these distinctions reveal about the nature and limits of machines. Register
Join us at The Catholic Center at NYU for a conversation with The Thomistic Institute for a student-led discussion on Aquinas. No prior knowledge or reading is required. RSVP here
