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Announcing 2022 Seminar Catalog

View the 2022 Seminar Catalog for the Lyceum Institute to preview which you'd like to take!

Funding the Lyceum Institute in 2022

Dear friends: I need your help. Two-and-a-half years ago I started an experiment: to see whether people genuinely and seriously interested could engage in a philosophical inquiry, online, dispersed around the country or even the world. The answer? “Yes”; but a “yes” that demanded more. As it turns out, those who are genuinely and seriously […]

Lyceum Institute Happy Hour

What are you doing this evening? Well, why not come on down to the Lyceum Institute Philosophical Happy Hour, where we gather online to have a drink (if you so chose–no pressure!) and think through the interesting questions of life. As a prelude to tomorrow’s International Open Seminar on Semiotics interview, Dr. Kemple will have […]

2022 International Open Seminar on Semiotics

A Tribute to John Deely on the Fifth Anniversary of His Passing Announcing the 2022 International Open Seminar on Semiotics (IO2S) to all friends of the Lyceum Institute! The occurrence of this seminar over the calendar year 2022 also marks the 80th anniversary of Deely’s arrival. Although Deely would most certainly instruct us not to […]

Lyceum Schedule [9/5-9/11]

Quaestiones Disputatae – Inquirere & Defensio There are two available September sessions for Inquirere & Defensio in the Quaestiones Disputatae program. Members are encouraged to participate as Observers, Inquirers, or Defenders. Fall Seminars Fall 2021 Seminars are now available to sign up (follow the link for Syllabi).  Hard to believe we’re already approaching the last quarter of the year! Announcing […]

Lyceum Schedule [8/15-8/21]

Weekly Schedule of Events 8/16 Monday Exercitium Linguae Latinae (2:00-2:30pm ET). Legemus ex Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata ut melioremus nostrum locutionem et augeamus familiaritatem vocabulis. 8/17 Tuesday Ex Sancto Thoma Legimus (9:30-10:00am ET).  Legemus ex Sancto Thoma et convertit in linguam Anglicam; practicum bonum et utile est! Philosophical Happy Hour (5:30-7:00pm ET). Join us for drinks, conversation, lively debates, and get to know the […]

Lyceum Schedule [8/8-8/14]

A Latin-filled week, with seminars and Quaestiones Disputatae on the horizon! Read on for more.

Lyceum Schedule [8/1-8/7]

A Latin-filled week at the Lyceum! Additionally, an Inquirere session will be held this Wednesday. News on the Trivium to come soon!

Lyceum Schedule [7/26-7/31]

The last week of Summer Seminars - Elementary Latin sign-up still available -and stop by the Happy Hour if you can!

This Week [7/18-7/24]

Sign up for the Elementary Latin Course today!

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