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Nathan King, “Beyond Knowledge and Skills: Education for Intellectual Virtue”

Venue

Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)

March 23, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Philosophy professor Nathan King will present “Beyond Knowledge and Skills: Education for Intellectual Virtue,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 23 in Highsmith Union, Alumni Hall. King will discuss the importance of intellectual virtues, such as curiosity, carefulness, autonomy, humility, and open-mindedness. King’s lecture will explore why these virtues matter, and how students and professors can develop them.

King is a professor of philosophy at Whitworth University, and the author of “The Excellent Mind: Intellectual Virtues for Everyday Life,” released by Oxford University Press in 2021.


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Date:
March 23, 2023
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Organizer

Department of Philosophy
Phone:
828.251.6413
Email:
llagrone@unca.edu
Website:
https://philosophy.unca.edu/

Venue

Highsmith Student Union, Alumni Hall (114)