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Proportion as a Means for Cultivating Imagination
No full textFor many years the alarm bells have sounded warning against the trajectory of modern culture—fueled by modern education—towards a meaningless, utilitarian existence. The problem has been identified as the reduction of a full understanding of reality based upon the four causes: material, efficient, formal, and final—to a materialist, empiricist understanding of reality based only on material and efficient causes. With the problem being well-understood, what, if any, is the solution? The answer lies in restoration to wholeness, restoration that can only occur through the imagination: the power within the human mind to connect the two aspects of reality: the perceivable and the unseen. Yet, the state of the imagination in our current culture is deeply impoverished, suffering the same reductionist fate as the modern understanding of truth. This paper will examine how the imagination has deteriorated to the state in which we currently find it and how to recover its fullness through the study and understanding of proportion. To better understand what we have lost, how we have arrived to where we are today, and the direction in which we ought to head, this paper examines a diverse group of voices, to include those from ancient Greece, Renaissance Italy, and modern France and England, finding the unity in their diversity and placing them into a harmonic message of wholeness
McDermott Lectureship Collection
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Series 1: Series title, dates, description
Series 1: 1970s Eugene McDermott Lectureship Establishment
Series 2: 1970s-1980s Margaret McDermott
Series 3: 1975 Herbert Marshall McLuhan
Series 4: 1976 Hans Georg Gadamer
Series 5: 1977 Malcolm Muggeridge
Series 6: 1978 Christian Norberg Schulz and Edmund Bacon
Series 7: 1978 Michael Platt
Series 8: 1979 Mortimer Adler
Series 9: Colloquium 1979: Herbert Marshall McLuhan, Hans Georg Gadamer, Malcolm
Muggeridge, Jacques Barzun, Christian Norberg-Shulz, Mortimer Adler
Series 10: 1970-2008 McDermott Committee
Series 11: 1980 Shakespeare Colloquium: Erich Heller, Roy Battenhouse, Peter Phialas, O.B.
Hardison, Jr., Jonathan Miller
Series 12: 1981 Paul Ricoeur
Series 13: 1982 J. Carter Brown
Series 14: 1983 Paul Weiss; Stanley I Jaki
Series 15: 1984 Seymour Slive; Harvey Mansfield; Father Benedict Monostori, Mark Shepard Jr.
Series 16: 1985 Haggarty Science Center: Stephen Toulmin, Steven Weinberg, Fredrick Sietz, Steven Jay Gould, Douglas Hofstader
Series 17: 1986: Texas Sesquicentennial Year (TSY) Donald W. Seldin, MD, Frank E. Vandiver, Horton Foote-Film Festival, Walter J. Ong, S.J.
Series 18: 1987 Errol E. Harris
Series 19: 1988 Allan Bloom; Donald and Louise Cowan; Paul Johnson
Series 20: 1989 Yehudi Menuhin; David Tracy
Series 21: 1990 Cedric Messina
Series 22: 1991 Stanley H. Rosen; Dinesh D’Souza; Weiming Lu
Series 23: 1992 Eva T.H. Brann
Series 24: 1993 Leon R. Kass; Oliver Bernier
Series 25: 1984 René Girard; Robert Wilken
Series 26: 1995 Robert Sokolowski; Paul Goldberger
Series 27:1997 Derek Walcott
Series 28: 1998 Nigel Wood
Series 29:1999 Cardinal Arinze
Series 30: 2000 Francis Fukuyama; Donald Kagan
Series 31: 2002 Bruce Cole
Series 32: 2004 Maya Lin
Series 33: 2006 Jonathan Miller
Series 34: 2007 Mikhail Gorbachev
Series 35: 2008 Mark Helprin
Series 36: 2014 Jonathan Sacks
Series 37: 2015 Nostra Aetate: Brian Farrell, Rabbi David Rosen
Series 38: 2016 Colin L. Powell
Series 39: 2017 Krzysztof Zanussi
Series 40: 2018 Papacy in the 21st century: John Allen, Ross Douthal, Austen Ivereigh
Series 41: 2019 Anthony Doerr
Series 42: 2025 Cynthia L. HavenCOLLECTION DETAILS
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BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE The McDermott Lectureship In 1974, the university established the Eugene McDermott Lectureship, an endowed lecture series created in honor of Eugene McDermott, the late scientist, businessman, civic leader and philanthropist. It was established on behalf of Mrs. and Mr. Eugene McDermott in 1974 to honor Donald and Louise Cowan's vision and leadership at the University of Dallas and in the city. Beginning with the venerable historian Jacques Barzun, the McDermott Lectureship continues to bring notable public intellectuals to the university for short courses and seminars. Through the McDermott Lectureship, the University of Dallas and the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts host exceptional guest lecturers and distinguished faculty members on thought-provoking topics within the Western tradition. Prominent scholars have spoken on many topics including art, politics, education, science, Christianity, Western thought, urban planning, medicine, technology, collectivism, liberal arts, philosophy, reason, poetry, physics, architecture, Homer, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Plato, Dante, St. Thomas Aquinas, Locke, Tocqueville, and Leo Strauss.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION The McDermott Lectureship Collection includes a manuscript collection of 6 boxes including brochures, correspondence, press releases, articles, transcripts, receipts and budgets. A separate digital collection includes audio and visual recordings of the available lectures given at the University of Dallas. Theses are found on UD repository here: A separate analog collection of the recordings includes 3 boxes of audio and visual recordings on cassettes, VHS/Beta tapes, CDs and DVDs.
ARRANGEMENT DESCRIPTION This collection was processed at the collection: series, subseries, file level. Digital Files are at item level.
SEPARATED MATERIALS A separate analog collection of the recordings includes 3 boxes of audio and visual recordings on cassettes, VHS/Beta tapes, CDs and DVDs. These are restricted and stored in the University of Dallas Archives and Special Collection AV room.
DIGITAL FILES
These digital files contained in the McDermott Lectureship Repository are for ACADEMIC RESEARCH ONLY and can only be used at whole documents. No whole or part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher. © 2025 [Speaker(s)] © University of Dallas All rights reserved. The content on this website, including text, images, graphics, and other material, is protected by copyright law. No part of this website may be copied, reproduced, or used in any form without prior written permission. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Full Digital Collection found here: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2476
1976 Hans Georg Gadamer 'The Timelessness of the Work of Art'
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2483
1976 Hans Georg Gadamer 'The Rule of Science for the Future' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2482
1977 Malcolm Muggeridge 'The True Crisis of Our Time' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2487
1977 Malcolm Muggeridge 'Seeing Through Rather Than with the Eye' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2486
1977 Malcolm Muggeridge 'The Christian Alternative' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2485
1979 Colloquium: Herbert Marshall McLuhan 'Liberal Education: A Necessity as Freedom' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2484
Hans Georg Gadamer 'Education and Tradition' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2491
Malcolm Muggeridge 'Testament of Faith' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2489
Jacques Barzun 'Necessity as Culture: The Mother of the University' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2488
Christian Norberg-Schulz 'The Architecture of Learning' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2490
Mortimer Adler 'Teaching as Healing' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2493
1981 Paul Ricoeur 'Philosophy and Language' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2492
1981 Paul Ricoeur 'The Narrative' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2494
1981 Paul Ricoeur 'Mimesis' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2495
1982 J. Carter Brown 'Organizing an International Art Exhibition' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2496
1983 Paul Weiss 'An Alternative to Scientific Reductionism' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2497
1983 Paul Weiss 'Second address' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2498
1983 Paul Weiss 'Closing remarks' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2499
1984 Seymour Slive' Rembrandt Self-Portraits' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2500
1985 Panel Discussion Haggerty Science Center Dedication: “on Nature and Science” Toulmin, Sietz, Weinberg, Gould, Hofstader, Seldin https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2501
1985 Stephen Toulmin 'Methodical Pluralism: Changing Patterns in Scientific Explanation' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2502
1985 Steven Jay Gould 'Boundaries: Scientific Change and the Taxonomic World View' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026 /2503
1985 Douglas Hofstader 'Relationships Between Esthetic Judgement and Science' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2504
1986 Donald W. Seldin, MD' The Doctor-Patient Relationship' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2505
1986 Frank E. Vandiver 'The Civil War and Texas' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2506
1986 Horton Foote 'Screenwriting and Filmmaking' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2507
1986 Walter J. Ong, S.J. ' Plato, Writing, Print, and Computers Disputation and Academic History' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2508
1988 Allan Bloom 'Liberal Education and the Political Community' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2509
1988 Louise Cowan 'The Transforming Power of the Imagination' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2511
1988 Donald Cowan 'Education for the New Era' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2512
1989 David Tracy 'The Study of the Classic: A Method for Theology' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2513
1989 Yehudi Menuhin 'Music and the Liberal Arts', Rehearsal, Reception https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2514
1990 Cedric Messina 'The Making of the BBC Shakespeare Series' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2515
1991 Dinesh D’Souza 'Race and issues of a Multi-Cultural Curriculum' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2516
1991 Weiming Lu 'Untitled Lecture on City Planning' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2517
1994 René Girard 'Myth and Cultural Origins' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2518
1994 René Girard 'Untitled' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2519
1995 Robert Sokolowski 'Making Distinctions and the Work of Philosophy' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2520
1995 Paul Goldberger 'Urban Impulse: Expressions of Urbanity' For Private Use only(please contact archives)
1998 Nigel Wood 'The Origins of Porcelain in China' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2521
1999 Francis Cardinal Arinze 'Hope in the Modern World' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2522
2000 Francis Fukuyama Discussion of 'The Great Disruption: Human Nature and the Reconstitution of Social Order' (awaiting conversion to mp4)
2000 Donald Kagan What is a Liberal Education, Pericles as Tragic Hero https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2523
2002 Bruce Cole 'The Importance of the Humanities to Democracy' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2524
2003 McDermott Lectures Conversations/Panel (restricted)
2006 Jonathan Miller 'The After-Life of Plays'
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2535
2007 Mikhail Gorbachev: Question and Answer Session
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2538
2014 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks 'To Heal a Fractured World: The Challenge to Faith in the 21st Century' https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2525University of Dallas, Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library-Archives and Special Collection
Historical Note-Original papal bulls exist in quantity only after the 11th century onward, when the transition from fragile papyrus to the more durable parchment was made. None survives in entirety from before 819. Some original lead bullae, however, still survive from as early as the 6th century.
No full textThis collection contains 8 Papal bulls with attached bullae, 10 papal bulls without bullae and 11 individual bullae. These range in date from 1145-1849, identified by the proprietary Pope, if possible.
Papal Bull/ Pope Benedict XIV 1740-1758 FOLDER 1
Papal Bull / Pope Paul V 1617 FOLDER 2
Papal Bull /Pope Benedict XIV 1740-1758 FOLDER 3
Papal Bull /Pope Alexander VII (?) 1655-1667 FOLDER 4
Papal Bull /Pope Urban VIII 1631-1642 FOLDER 5
Papal Bull FOLDER 6
Papal Bull /Pope Paul V 1617 FOLDER 7
Papal Bull and bulla /Pope Pius IX 1846-1871 FOLDER 8
Papal Bull and bulla/ Pope Pius IX 1809-1871 FOLDER 9
Papal Bull and bulla/ Pope Leo XIII 1880-1896 FOLDER 10
Papal Bull FOLDER 11
Papal Bull and bulla/ Pope Pius IX 1846-1871 FOLDER 12
Papal Bull and bulla / Pope Alexander VII 1666 FOLDER 13
Bulla/ Pope Gregorius XIII 1572-1585 FOLDER 14
Papal Bull and bulla/ Pope Pius VI 1794 FOLDER 15
Bulla/ Pope Eugene 1145-1153 FOLDER 16
Papal bull/ Pope Paul V 1605-1621 FOLDER 17
Papal bull /Pope Nicholas V 1447-1455 FOLDER 18
Bulla/ Pope Pius VII 1800-1823 FOLDER 19
Bulla/ Pope Leo X 1513-1521 FOLDER 20
Papal Bull/ Pope Clement IX 1713-1738 FOLDER 21
Papal Bull/ Pope Innocent XI 1676-1687 FOLDER 22
Bulla/ Pope Eugene III 1145-1153 FOLDER 23
Bulla/ Pope Urban VIII 1631-1642 FOLDER 24
Papal Bull and Bulla/ Pope Benedict XIV 1740-1758 FOLDER 25
Papal Bull/ Pope Gregory XIII 1572-1585 FOLDER 26
Papal Bull/ Pope Anastasius IV 1153-1154 FOLDER 27
Bulla/ Pope Clement XI 1700-1721 FOLDER 28
Bulla/Pope Honorius III 1216-1227 FOLDER 29
Bulla/Pope Alexander IV 1254-1261 FOLDER 30
Bulla/ Pope Pius IV 1775-1799 FOLDER 31
Papal Bull/ Pope Urban VIII 1623-1644 FOLDER 32
Bulla/ Pope Pius VI 1775-1799 FOLDER 33
Ephemera- cross, card/empty container FOLDER 34
Papal Bull and Bulla/ Pope Benedict XIV 1740-1758 frameCOLLECTION DETAILS
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HISTORICAL note:
Original papal bulls exist in quantity only after the 11th century onward, when the transition from fragile papyrus to the more durable parchment was made. None survives in entirety from before 819. Some original lead bullae, however, still survive from as early as the 6th century.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
This collection contains 8 Papal bulls with attached bullae, 10 papal bulls without bullae and 12 individual bullae. A papal bull is a type of public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by the pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the leaden seal (bulla) traditionally appended to authenticate it. A bulla (Medieval Latin for "a round seal", from Classical Latin bulla, "bubble, blob"; plural bullae) is an inscribed clay, soft metal (lead or tin), bitumen, or wax token used in commercial and legal documentation as a form of authentication and for tamper-proofing whatever is attached to it (or, in the historical form, contained in it). All bulls and bullae are within the file except one, which is framed in a shadow box with a brown wood frame.
ARRANGEMENT DESCRIPTION
The collection follows archival rules of provenance and has been kept in the same order as the collector delivered them to the University, presumably in order that he acquired them.James Joseph Burke, collector
Sean Burke, donor, Coppell, TX 7501
W Kendall Collection
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EXTENT
Linear Feet: 4 linear feet
Number of Containers: 4
Series 1: Willmoore Kendall Publications, 14 files
Series 2: Willmoore Kendall Books, 3 files
Series 3: Willmoore Kendall University of Dallas, 6 files
Series 4: Willmoore Kendall Personal documents, 4 files
Series 5: Yvona Kendall Mason Correspondence,17 files
Series 6: Symposium/Lectures about Willmoore Kendall, 6 files
Series 7: Articles referencing or about Willmoore Kendall, 7 files
Series 8: Book Notes: ‘The Letters of Willmoore Kendall and His Father’ (YKM), 22 files
Series 9: Willmoore Kendall Ephemera, 1 file, I chair
SEPARATED MATERIALS
Office Chair in UD Archives Reading Room: the Knoll ‘Womb Chair’
Designed by Eero Saarinen 1948; Bequeathed to the University of Dallas Archives by his widow Nellie KendallCOLLECTION DETAILS
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BIOGRAPHICAL / Historical Note:
Willmoore Kendall was born March 5, 1909, in Konawa, OK. At age two, Kendall learned to read by playing with a typewriter. He graduated from high school at age 13 and from the University of Oklahoma in 1927. Kendall wrote his first book, Baseball: How to Play It and How to Watch It under the pseudonym Alan Monk. He was a prep school teacher and studies Romance Language at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and was a Rhodes Scholar in politics and economics at Pembroke College, Oxford. At Oxford, Kendall completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1935 and Master of Arts degree in 1938. Kendall taught as an assistant professor of political science Louisiana State University and at the University of Richmond. In 1942, he left academia to work for the federal government during WWII. Kendall joined the Yale University faculty in 1947, where he taught for 14 years. Here, he participated in the founding of National Review. as a senior editor. After Yale, Kendall lived in Spain and France for a time, and briefly taught at several universities in a non-tenured role.
In 1963, Kendall joined the University of Dallas, founding and chairing the Department of Politics and Economics at the University of Dallas. He stayed at that institution until he died of a heart attack at home on June 30, 1967. Willmoore Kendall's influence on American politics and the conservative movement is significant. He was a key figure in the postwar conservative movement, known for his grounding in a specifically American philosophy. Kendall's writings converge on the theme of how to make democracy work when faced by threats to either destroy it or turn it in a dangerous direction. His intellectual home was Yale, where he taught some of the nascent conservative movement's "young
people," including William F. Buckley, Jr.
Kendall's ideas were further developed by his Yale students, Buckley and Bozell, in their books "God and Man at Yale" and "McCarthy and His Enemies."
His last years were spent as a popular faculty member at the University of Dallas, where he co-founded a doctoral program. Kendall's last words were, "I am not a conservative. I am a conservative.”
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The collection includes original writings and correspondence by Willmoore Kendall. Many obituaries and articles about or referencing Willmoore Kendall are also included. This collection also includes the work done by his sister, Yvona Kendall Mason on the proposed book: The Letters of Willmoore Kendall and His Father. The correspondence leading up to the writing of the book, as well as the book draft and chapter drafts are part of this collection. The fourth box includes personal effects of Willmoore Kendall. The collection is entirely manuscript except for two VHS tapes in series six, the ephemera in box four and chair located in the UD archives reading room
When Employment is More Than Just a Job: A Phenomenological Exploration of Military Veteran Employment
No full text“To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan” (President Abraham Lincoln, 1865). President Lincoln endorsed a philosophy of social responsibility and governmental obligation for our nation to take care of our veterans as they return to civilian life. As military veterans transition from active service, many embark on a new journey to secure employment within the civilian sector. Although many organizations have increasingly embraced the concept of hiring military veterans, only a select few have gone above and beyond to show significant effort and have proven that they not only talk the talk but walk the walk. Even fewer organizations qualify to earn national recognition for their efforts with a HIRE Vets Medallion Award signifying their exceptional work to recruit, hire, and retain military veteran employees. Historically, Gulf War-Era II military veterans have experienced higher unemployment rates as compared to their civilian counterparts. Despite legislative endorsement and federal incentive programs, the overall veteran unemployment rate in the United States has plateaued with no significant decrease in unemployment. The main goal of this qualitative study is to better understand, highlight, and disseminate the best practices and strategies that eventually all organizations can implement and utilize to decrease veteran unemployment rates. This study draws on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Social Identity Theory (SIT) to explain the importance of reducing the veteran unemployment rate and propose sustainable practices for continual improvement with veteran employment retention rates. To better understand what HIRE Vets Medallion
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Award recipient organizations do well, this study collects data through semi-structured questionnaire interviews with current veteran employees. The research findings from the qualitative data shed light on the strategies that work well to recruit, hire, and retain veteran employees. Additionally, the data identifies gaps in service and opportunities for improvement in the recruiting, hiring, and retaining of veteran employees. This study provides groundwork for future research topics, including the relationship and significance of meaningful employment as a protective factor to help reduce veteran suicide rates
The Failure of Dante’s Convivio: The Limitations of the Philosophic Mode and the Necessity of the Commedia
No full textDante Alighieri abandoned the Convivio (a multifaceted and prosimetric work of self-commentary in praise of philosophy) shortly before beginning his poetic masterpiece, the Commedia. Scholarship is divided on why the work was left in its unfinished state. One potential reason, explored in this study, stems from the difference between the philosophic and poetic modes of composition. Many argue that Dante abandoned the Convivio due to a rejection of content. However, the research in this study uncovers substantial continuity between the two works (both thematically and linguistically), leading to the conclusion that Dante did not reject the content but rather the form of the Convivio, which was written in the philosophic mode. While sufficient to communicate truth, the philosophic mode is incapable of stirring the affections and leading a readership toward moral transformation, the stated goal of Dante in his post-exilic writing. This study argues that Dante’s growing discovery of the capabilities of the poetic mode to achieve moral transformation, traced over the course of the Convivio and into the Commedia, led to a dissatisfaction with the philosophic mode and the ultimate failure of the Convivio
The Measure of a Man: Henry Crawford, the Personification of Ambiguity in Mansfield Park
No full textMuch of the criticism on Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park has labeled Henry Crawford as a
villain along the likes of Willoughby and Wickham. However, Henry Crawford is not a
traditional Austen villain; in fact, he may not be a villain at all. This ambiguity leads to the
question: who is Henry Crawford, and what is his purpose in Mansfield Park? To determine
Henry’s role and purpose, one must compare him with his predecessors, Willoughby and
Wickham before considering Henry as a character. In my study, I will examine how Henry’s
introduction, first words and ending compare to those of his predecessors, and these differences
will ultimately reveal that Austen is doing something different with Henry’s character. Then, I
will examine Henry’s conversations with his sister as well as instances of narrative colored by
him: these moments reveal his thoughts and feelings, further separating him from other Austen
villains who do not reveal their intentions. Finally, Austen’s description of Henry’s final state
gives the reader hope that Henry’s moral character is still forming. All of these observations
reveal that Henry represents human complexity, and therefore, he eludes simple categorization
Anscombe and the Ancients: Parmenides and Plato in the Work of Elizabeth Anscombe
No full textThe legacy of Elizabeth Anscombe is as difficult to unify as it is profoundly influential. Many who engage with her work draw only partially from it, often highlighting either her Wittgensteinianism or her Thomism. Others are content to understand her primarily through a single work: typically Intention (1957) or “Modern Moral Philosophy” (1958). This study aims to bring the whole of Anscombe’s legacy into view—integrating her philosophical approach and Christian commitments—not by looking at her as a Wittgensteinian or a Thomist, but by locating her thought in relation to Plato and Parmenides.
The difficulties of interpreting Anscombe require further investigation. The reception of “Modern Moral Philosophy” shows that, while the article is influential, it is suffers from poor and varied interpretations. The article, much as Anscombe’s entire oeuvre, suffers from a variety of partial receptions; the subfield of Virtue Ethics provides an example.
These interpretive difficulties raise broader questions about Anscombe’s understanding of the history and work of philosophy, and they lead us to her overlooked writings on Plato and Parmenides. In these texts she portrays Wittgenstein as a return to a premodern philosophical approach—one founded by Plato and Parmenides. A significant point of divergence between Wittgenstein and Anscombe emerges here: the possibility of mystery. This account of mystery helps bridge Anscombe’s philosophy with her piety, as well as her theoretical and practical writings.
Her sustained engagement with Plato’s theory of forms further develops her inquiry into the nature of being and existence. In particular, her reflections on the existence of immaterial entities—such as numbers and words—bring into focus the metaphysical dimensions of her work. With this background, some of the more opaque or neglected passages in her major writings become more intelligible, equipping us to carry forward her project rather than merely appropriating isolated insights
Levis Putandus Amor: Taking Love Lightly in Ars Amatoria I
No full textScholars have long discussed the strangeness of Ovid's Ars Amatoria - which purports to be a didactic poem - but no interpretation has balanced the poem's sincerity with its comedic tone. After reviewing critical approaches to this problem, I suggest my own interpretation: the purpose of the Ars Amatoria is to teach its readers how to control Love, both the feeling and the deity. To substantiate this point, I compare Ovid's depiction of Cupid in Amores 1.1 with his depiction in the proem to the Ars. Love is controlled by levity; Ovid demonstrates this levity in both the form and the content of his poem. I argue that Ovid's humor is a formal element of the poem, and that his humorous retellings of classical myths are animated by this levity. He also uses the myths as cautionary examples of lovers who ignore his teachings. The myths tell stories in which Love is taken seriously - exemplified by Ovid's rendition of the Rape of the Sabines - bolstering Ovid's credibility as praeceptor. I conclude by reflecting on why the elegiac tradition might have inspired Ovid to write a poem that teaches his readers how to rule over Love
Caroline Gordon Collection
No full textArrangement Description
EXTENT
Linear Feet: 2 linear feet
Number of Containers: 2 boxes
Series 1: Writings, 31 files
Series 2: Lectures, 19 files
Series 3: Courses, 10 files
Series 4: Book Reviews, 5 files
Series 5: About Caroline Gordon,8 files
Series 6: Correspondence, 18 files
Series 7: Books, 5 books
Series 8: Media: 9 digital files, 9 cassettes, 2 reelsCOLLECTION DETAILS
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BIOGRAPHICAL / Historical Note: Twentieth-century novelist Caroline Gordon was born into the Kentucky line of the extensive Meriwether family in 1895. Exploration of the family's past and its evolution is a major theme of her fiction. She grew up at Merry Mont in Todd County, near Clarksville where she received her early education. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethany College in 1916. Her father is the idealized subject of Gordon's second novel, Alec Maury, Sportsman (1934), and the central character in her much-anthologized story, "Old Red." Gordon taught briefly; then, as a journalist, she became one of the first reviewers to comment favorably on a new Nashville-based magazine of poetry, The Fugitive. During the summer of 1924, Robert Penn Warren, a Todd County neighbor, introduced her to Allen Tate. Within a year they were married and living in New York City, where their daughter, Nancy Meriwether was born. With Tate, she began a period of life abroad, devoted to writing and sustained by various fellowships granted to one or the other. In London, Gordon was secretary to the influential British writer Ford Madox. In 1930 the Tates returned to the United States and settled in Clarksville in a house provided by Tate's brother Ben and called "Benfolly." Both Tates were exceptionally hospitable to friends and encouraging to younger writers. Both were prolific correspondents, generous with constructive criticism. (Gordon eventually became mentor to several writers, most notably Flannery O'Connor). Although she had to wrest time for her writing from domestic and social obligations, the eight Benfolly years were especially productive for Gordon, who published four novels and several stories before 1937. The first novel was Penhally (1931), followed by Alec Maury, Sportsman (1934), None Shall Look Back (1937), and The Garden of Adonis (1937), studies of the southern family during the Civil War and Great Depression. Academic appointments of the 1940s took the Tates throughout the Southeast and to Princeton, where they established a home near their daughter, who married psychiatrist Percy Wood in 1944. During this time Gordon published her fifth novel, Green Centuries (1941). Her second related group of novels, The Woman on the Porch (1944), which deals with a troubled marriage, The Strange Children (1951), based on life at Benfolly, and The Malefactors (1956), is informed by her conversion to Roman Catholicism. She and her husband wrote The House of Fiction (1950), which was followed by Gordon's How to Read a Novel in 1957. Gordon lived in Princeton until 1973, teaching, and writing: The Glory of Hera (1972). An appointment in the creative writing program drew her to the University of Dallas (Gordon was 77 years old when she proposed the new creative writing program at UD). When her health began to fail in 1978, she moved to San Cristobal de las Casas in Chapas, Mexico, with her daughter and family. She died there on April 11, 1981.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION Caroline Gordon (1895-1981) was an American author. This collection consists of manuscripts of Gordon's work, including novels, lectures, and poetry during her time at the University of Dallas. It also includes correspondence with authors and family members, writings of others, and photographs.
Lectures and Commentary available here: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14026/2548University of Dalla