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Heroes and Heroism: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives

May 18-20, 1990


Conference Schedule

Friday, May 18

10:00-12:00
Crerar Conference Room

Plato and the Homeric Hero
David Bolotin, St. John's College (Santa Fe)

Discussants
Jenny Strauss Clay, University of Virginia
Peter Ahrensdorf, Davidson College

2:30- 4:30
Social Sciences 122

Alcibiades and Xenophon
Steven Forde, North Texas State University
Richard Ruderman, Colgate University

Discussant
Clifford Orwin, University of Toronto

Saturday, May 19

9:30-12:00
Social Sciences 122

The Bible and the Hero
Hillel Fradkin, The Bradley Foundation
Ernest Fortin, Boston College
Henry Higuera, St. John's College (Annapolis)

2:30- 4:30
Social Sciences 122

Rousseau and Modern Heroes
Christopher Kelly, University of Maryland (Balt. Co.)

Discussants
Paul Cantor, University of Virginia
Werner Dannhauser, Cornell University
Steven B. Smith, Yale University

Sunday, May 20

9:30-11:30
Social Sciences 122

Napoleon and DeGaulle
Pierre Manent, Collège de France

Discussant
Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr., Johns Hopkins University

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