Socratic Conversation: Happier Endings: How Have We, How Do We, and How Should We Handle It When Something Ends?, with Ron Gross
- Second Floor
- 4/25/2013, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
We'll consider finales big and small, ordinary and extraordinary, sudden and protracted, painful and liberating, based on the book Exit: The Endings That Set Us Free, by Harvard professor Sara Lawrence Lightfoot.
We'll draw from our personal lives, but we'll also ponder the social and economic conditions which make Exiting a pervasive part of American lives today, due to such disruptions as Divorce, Immigration, and constantly Changing Jobs and Careers.
"Our exits are often ignored or invisible," writes Lightfoot. At this session, we'll focus on how we might turn them into endings that set us free.
Where: Second Floor Salon
Next session: Thursday, 5/30, Topic: TBA
Inspired by Socrates' famous conversations with his friends in the marketplace of 5th century Athens, we engage in spirited discussions of ideas and issues. Socratic conversations range broadly and probe deeply into the basic challenges of life. They are informed by the latest literature for reference and follow up. While building a sense of community on campus, these meetings enliven the intellectual atmosphere and model dialogue and discussion as modes of inquiry.
These highly-participatory conversations with fellow students are moderated by Ronald Gross, author of Socrates' Way and Co-chair of the University Seminar on Innovation in Education. They are part of a year long series of Socratic Conversations hosted by the Gottesman Libraries.
- Jennifer Govan