What Is Truth? Why Does It Matter?

1413 East 17th Street,Bloomington IN 47406

28 February, 2022

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A lecture by Prof. Jennifer Frey Indiana University The Thomistic Institute and St. Paul Catholic Center present a lecture by Prof. Jennifer Frey of the University of South Carolina titled "What Is Truth? Why Does It Matter?" St. Paul Catholic Center | 1413 E 17th St Monday, Feb. 28 7:00 PM This lecture is free and open to the public. About the speaker: Jennifer Frey is an associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina and fellow of the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America. Prior to joining the philosophy faculty at USC, she was a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Humanities at the University of Chicago, where she was a member of the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts. She has published widely on virtue and moral psychology and she has co-edited three volumes on Self-Transcendence and Virtue, Practical Wisdom, and Practical Truth. Her writing has been featured in Breaking Ground, Evangelization and Culture, First Things, Fare Forward, Image, Law and Liberty, The Point, and USA Today. About the Thomistic Institute: Thomistic Institute campus chapters promote the formation of contemporary university students in the Catholic and Christian intellectual tradition. The TI gives university students the opportunity to learn from top-notch Christian intellectuals through lectures, reading groups, retreats, and conferences. Visit the Thomistic Institute's SoundCloud page or YouTube channel for hundreds of examples of past lectures. At more than 60 universities around the world, TI chapters organize lectures, reading groups, and other academic events to consider the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and other great figures of the Christian tradition, especially with reference to contemporary theological and philosophical concerns. Founded in 2009, the Thomistic Institute is part of the Pontifical Faculty of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. Besides bringing top-notch, faith-filled intellectuals to speak on campuses across the country and world, the TI also organizes regular conferences and intellectual retreats on subjects in the Catholic and Christian intellectual tradition. Visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone.  The TI is an academic institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.   You can find all of the Thomistic Institute lecture recordings on https://soundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute or through the Apple Podcast by searching "Thomsitic Institute."