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Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for MeaningReading GroupSpring 2026

Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning

Reading Group 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm, February 17 & 24; March 3 All undergraduate and graduate students are…
Spring ‘26 Faculty Lecture SeriesLectures & DebatesSpring 2026

Spring ‘26 Faculty Lecture Series

Join us for lectures and discussion with faculty from Rice and other Houston-area universities. Dinner provided. Undergraduate and…
Aquinas on HappinessReading GroupSpring 2026

Aquinas on Happiness

Reading Group 1:00pm - 2:00pm, January 30; February 6, 20, & 27; March 6 All undergraduate and graduate…
Truth or Success? Plato’s GorgiasReading GroupSpring 2026

Truth or Success? Plato’s Gorgias

Reading Group 6:15pm - 7:45pm, January 27, February 3 & 10 All undergraduate and graduate students are warmly…
Why the Liberal Arts? With Zena HitzLectures & DebatesSpring 2026

Why the Liberal Arts? With Zena Hitz

7:30PM - 9pm, Tuesday January 20th, 2026 Rice University Why the Liberal Arts?   Zena Hitz is a Tutor at St.…
Can Matter Explain the Mind?Fall 2025Lectures & Debates

Can Matter Explain the Mind?

6:45 to 8:45 PM, Monday, October 27th, 2025 Rice University DEBATE Can we explain the human mind in…
Virtue through Disagreement: Debating BioethicsFall 2025Reading Group

Virtue through Disagreement: Debating Bioethics

IVF, embryo research, & euthanasia
Seeking Moral Truth: Alasdair MacIntyre’s After VirtueFall 2025Reading Group

Seeking Moral Truth: Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue

Are there objective moral truths?
Understanding Technology through PoetryFall 2025Reading Group

Understanding Technology through Poetry

How does technology affect us and our society?
Can Philosophy Help Us Live Well?Lectures & DebatesSpring 2025

Can Philosophy Help Us Live Well?

7:30 to 9:00 PM, Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 Rice University LECTURE In this lecture, Professor David McPherson (University of Florida…
Debating Personal Identity: Are We Just Material Beings?Reading GroupSpring 2025

Debating Personal Identity: Are We Just Material Beings?

What is a human person?
Ethics of WarReading GroupSpring 2025

Ethics of War

Can war be just? When, if ever, is war justified? On what basis? How should we treat civilians?