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WHAT WE DO

Fostering intellectual friendship in pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness

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Helping the people of Rice University think deeply about the best way to live

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Can War Be Justified?Fall 2026Lectures & Debates

Can War Be Justified?

6:45 to 8:45 PM, Monday, November 16th, 2026 Rice University…
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Are You Free?Fall 2026Reading Group

Are You Free?

Reading Group 6:30pm - 8:00pm, September 1, 8, & 15…
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Fundamental Principles of Ethics: Aquinas’s Treatise on ActionFall 2026Reading Group

Fundamental Principles of Ethics: Aquinas’s Treatise on Action

Reading Group 5:30pm - 7:00pm, September 3, 10, 17, &…
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In Praise of Love: Plato’s SymposiumFall 2026Reading Group

In Praise of Love: Plato’s Symposium

Reading Group 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, September 29; October…
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Providence or Atoms? Marcus Aurelius’s MeditationsFall 2026Reading Group

Providence or Atoms? Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations

Reading Group 5:30pm - 7:00pm, October 1, 8, & 15…
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What Should We Value? Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and EvilFall 2026Reading Group

What Should We Value? Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil

Reading Group 5:30pm - 7:00pm, October 22 & 29; November…
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Philosophy as a Path to Wisdom: A Conversation with Prof. Jennifer FreyFall 2026Lectures & Debates

Philosophy as a Path to Wisdom: A Conversation with Prof. Jennifer Frey

Lecture 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm September 22, 2026 All…
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We foster the love of truth and beauty through voluntary reading groups, one-on-one mentoring, public lectures, and debates.

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