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PLATO, THE CONSTITUTION & PREAMBLE with DR. WILLIAM R. COOK

Thu, Dec 16

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Sailfish Club of Florida

JUSTICE... Everyone is for it, but what exactly is it? Dr. William R. Cook takes us back to the basics in this probe of the two most important sources of understanding in our tradition - the Classics and the Bible.

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PLATO, THE CONSTITUTION & PREAMBLE with DR. WILLIAM R. COOK
PLATO, THE CONSTITUTION & PREAMBLE with DR. WILLIAM R. COOK

Time & Location

Dec 16, 2021, 11:30 AM

Sailfish Club of Florida, 1338 N Lake Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480, USA

About the Event

In this lecture, Dr. William R. Cook leads us back to the basics in order to examine the two most important sources of understanding in our tradition - the Classics and the Bible.  The conversation will begin with Plato, (suggested readings from Plato's Republic will be offered). Then we'll explore some texts from both Hebrew and Christian Scripture.  "Being rooted in these two traditions, we can then begin to face the challenge as Americans, as the first purpose of government, according to the Preamble to our Constitution, is 'to establish justice'."

Join us as we welcome back Dr. William R. Cook, the Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at the State University of New York at Geneseo, where he has taught since 1970. He earned his bachelor's degree cum laude from Wabash College and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa there. He was then awarded Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Lehman fellowships…

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  • Non-Member

    Non-Member ticket holders are invited to the event's full programming on December 16, including luncheon.

    $450.00

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