On May 10, after compline which concludes at about 7:40 pm, a new seminar in Political Philosophy will convene, headed by David Alexander, reading through Ryszard Legutko’s The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies. All interested persons are welcome to participate either by Skype or by attending in person. Notes will be posted as they are composed, session by session. The meeting on May 10 will look at the first two chapters.
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