Celebrating the arts and the history of ideas since 2005. Through a combination of lectures and seminars, we study the works of seminal thinkers and artists.
This Society was founded in 2005 to promote the public understanding of Philosophy, the history of ideas, and the arts.
30/03/2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa1dZpO0fFM
The Best Human Life: On Aristotle's Ethics I.5 Ronna Burger, a professor of philosophy at Tulane University, gives a talk entitled "The Best Human Life: On Aristotle's Ethics I.5" at Emory University on F...
10/03/2025
Our readings of Aristotle's 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 will commence tonight at 19:30 in St Patrick's Gateway Centre.
05/03/2025
https://www.persuasion.community/p/deep-reading-will-save-your-soul
Deep Reading Will Save Your Soul Real learning has become impossible in universities. DIY programs offer a better way.
05/03/2025
How Art Lost Its Way An unserious culture lacks the ability to sustain high art.
23/02/2025
https://catherineproject.org/community-seminar
Community Seminar - Catherine Project Spring 2025 Community Seminar: “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor Held each Spring and Fall term, our Community Seminars are single days of one-off seminars on a short text. These are excellent opportunities both for our community to mix and for curious newcomers to get a taste of our ...
21/02/2025
04/02/2025
Between the Pages Tree Kitty Productions presents 'Between the Pages' a short documentary with a local independent bookstore owner who fosters connection and understanding and...
28/01/2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljUzE8zVgek
The Unsettling Story of the Brothers Poem Papyrus In 2014, the discovery of a papyrus with new verses of Sappho, mentioning her brothers, made the headlines. Since then, a group of academics has raised doubt...
https://www.facebook.com/littlelanebookshop.ie
Little Lane Bookshop Secondhand bookshop in Waterford City centre stocking all genres of used books including fiction, non-fiction, history, kids, sci-fi, fantasy, and more.
18/03/2024
The Great Books: Readings from The Western Canon
Lecture VII: Sophocles’ 𝐴𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑒
7:30 p.m., Monday 1st April, at St Patrick's Gateway Centre
According to Hegel, 𝐴𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑒 is “one of the most sublime and consummate works of art human effort has ever brought forth.” In its exploration of seemingly irresolvable conflicts between personal conscience, familial loyalty, and political duty, the play is an enduringly captivating work. This lecture will examine 𝐴𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑒 in relation to its philosophical themes, and will conclude by considering the esteem in which it has been held by some of the most eminent artists and critics of the last two millennia.
The cost of admission to our talks is €5 per person. No prior knowledge of this lecture topic is required. For further information, please e-mail [email protected].