Event Title
Idea of Truth Series - Truth and Lies in Politics
Location
Humanities Center, Serra Hall 200
Start Date
9-4-2019 4:00 PM
End Date
9-4-2019 5:20 PM
Keywords
Humanities Center, USD, beauty goodness and truth, concepts, presentations, investigation
Description
In spring 2018, the Humanities Center began a major and ambitious exploration of the three underlying concepts that constituted the foundation of USD at its inception: beauty, goodness and truth. In the words of Mother Rosalie Hill, “Beauty will attract them, goodness will lead them, but the truth will hold them.” Having examined the concepts of both beauty and goodness, we complete the series with an investigation into the idea of truth, approached from a range of perspectives and disciplines. Each session consists of three presentations by experts drawn from USD’s College of Arts and Sciences. At a time when the very idea of truth appears to be under attack, this semester long investigation takes on topical and urgent significance.
Idea of Truth Series - Truth and Lies in Politics
Humanities Center, Serra Hall 200
In spring 2018, the Humanities Center began a major and ambitious exploration of the three underlying concepts that constituted the foundation of USD at its inception: beauty, goodness and truth. In the words of Mother Rosalie Hill, “Beauty will attract them, goodness will lead them, but the truth will hold them.” Having examined the concepts of both beauty and goodness, we complete the series with an investigation into the idea of truth, approached from a range of perspectives and disciplines. Each session consists of three presentations by experts drawn from USD’s College of Arts and Sciences. At a time when the very idea of truth appears to be under attack, this semester long investigation takes on topical and urgent significance.