Tuesdays, September 10, 17, 24 and October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

As Western civilization comes to grips with challenges to its core values including, of late, the very notion of democracy, it seems opportune to reexamine the debt we owe to the ideals of ancient Greece. We will explore the unique aspects of Greek civilization, and how our modern concepts of science, philosophy, pedagogy, civil liberty and constitutional government substantially derive from it.

Convener: Christopher Nissen is Professor Emeritus of Italian at Northern Illinois University. His previous contributions to the Lifelong Learning Institute have included courses on Venice, Italian Civilization of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and the Art and Literature of European Decadence and Symbolism.