NEWPORT — Philosophy scholar Susanne Claxton will discuss how self-examination contributes to a richer life in a talk at the Goodrich Memorial Library in Newport on January 7, at 7:00 p.m.
Claxton’s talk, “The Examined Life,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public.
Touching on the famous proclamation from Socrates, “The unexamined life is not worth living, Claxton will explore what constitutes the examined life and how we may best pursue it.
Claxton is a PhD candidate in Philosophy with expertise in Ancient thought and Existentialism, specifically, Nietzsche, Heidegger and Plato. Her particular interest is the role of Art and Myth in Ancient Greek thought with an emphasis on the place and importance of the “spiritual realm.”
The Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays series is held on the first Wednesday of every month from October through May in nine communities statewide, featuring speakers of national and regional renown. Talks in Newport are held at the Goodrich Memorial Library.
Upcoming Newport talks include “An Evening with E.B. White,” with Dartmouth professor Nancy Jay Crumbine on February 4, “Trains Come to Orleans County” with Vermont’s Northland Journal editor Scott Wheeler on March 4, and “The Human Face of War: Combat, Healing, and the Humanities,” with Soldier’s Heart Clinic director Dr. Edward Tick on April 1.
