Las Casas Institute

We talk Locke, we act Hegel: The Nature of Modern Freedom Public lecture by Edward Hadas Everyone wants to be free, but modern people often feel like cogs in an oppressive social machine. What is going wrong? Part of the answer is philosophical – the inevitable failure of John Locke’s individualism and the seemingly inevitable...

This event is part of 'The Future of the Humanities' project organised by the Las Casas Institute and Georgetown University. Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia, is giving a lecture on 'Women in Public Life: Transforming a Culture' followed by a Round Table Discussion with Baroness Mary Goudie and Baroness Margaret Prosser to be...

Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant Perspectives Book launch   Dignity is a fundamental aspect of our lives, yet one we rarely pause to consider; our understandings of dignity, on individual, collective and philosophical perspectives, shape how we think, act and relate to others. This book offers an historical survey of how dignity has been understood...

  The Institute, in collaboration with Georgetown University, is holding a series of talks on 'Christian Shakespeare: Question Mark' as part of The Future of the Humanities Project and The Humanities Initiative. The second talk of the series: Dr Beatrice Groves, Trinity College, Shakespeare  and the Psalms Prof Michael Collins, Georgetown, Shakespeare  and the Parables...