The Lionel Trilling Seminar: ‘Plato's Cunning: Philosophy as Political Strategy’
Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Davis Auditorium, the Schapiro Center. 6:15pm
Synopsis: Danielle Allen, a Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study and a recipient of the Macarthur "genius" Grant, will give the bi-annual Lionel Trilling Seminar. She will speak on "Plato's Cunning: Philosophy as Political Strategy." Columbia professors Nadia Urbinati and Katja Vogt will be discussants.