The Great Ideas 5: Mencius on Cultivating Our Humanity

The Des Moines Lyceum

Join us for a series with acclaimed philosopher Scott Samuelson to discover the greatest ideas of civilization.

Gravitate Coworking (Downtown)

Exploring Great Ideas: Gardening the SoulJoin us for this series of six sessions, led by the award-winning philosopher Scott Samuelson, on the greatest ideas of ancient Greco-Roman and Chinese philosophy for living a flourishing life. Each session will begin with a brief but comprehensive lecture on one great idea and then move into conversation and exploration of it. No preparation or prior knowledge is required. Session Five: Mencius on Cultivating the Sprouts of Our HumanitySecond only to Confucius in the history of Confucianism, Mencius (Mengzi) famously argues that humanity is fundamentally good—but that we must cultivate the sprouts of our humanity in the way that a good gardener cultivates a garden. We’ll examine those fundamental potentials of who we are and how we might go about making them blossom. Scott Samuelson is a prominent professor of philosophy, with writing in the Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, and other major outlets. He is the author of Rome as Guide to Life, Seven Ways of Approaching Pointless Suffering, and The Deepest Human Life. No prior knowledge or reading required. This is your chance to get to know the thinkers and ideasdr

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