Videos
Session One Moral Imagination, Liberal Arts, and the Good Society Rebecca Chopp Moral imagination is the ability to renew the world, to create new horizons, to set aright wrongs, and to imagine new possibilities. But in our increasingly consumer-driven culture, moral imagination is not a consumer good. ... The Case for Big Government: The Case Americans Don't Want to Hear Mark Kuperberg Although America was founded on the principle of limited government, it was established when all existing governments were tyrannical to a large degree. ... Performance Corey Silberstein '12 Corey ...
Talks and Performances
Session One Moral Imagination, Liberal Arts, and the Good Society Rebecca Chopp Moral imagination is the ability to renew the world, to create new horizons, to set aright wrongs, and to imagine new possibilities. But in our increasingly consumer-driven culture, moral imagination is not a consumer good... The Case for Big Government: The Case Americans Don't Want to Hear Mark Kuperberg Although America was founded on the principle of limited government, it was established when all existing governments were tyrannical to a large degree... Performance Corey Silberstein '12 Corey performs Chopin Waltz ...
Photos
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Speakers
JOHN ALSTON - “Are We Good Enough for Chester?”Associate Professor of Music John Alston created a community of strivers and seekers in the Chester Children's Chorus, which he founded with seven boys in 1994. Now with more than 100 boys and girls of all ages, the chorus makes far more than a joyous sound. His efforts to expand upon the successful model of the chorus culminated with the opening of the Chester Upland School of the Arts in 2008. MARY JEAN CHAN '12 - ”A Tapestry of Narratives: Conversations through Poetry”A Political Science Honors Major and English Literature minor from Hong Kong, China. Passionate ...
About Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, one of the nation's finest institutions of higher learning, is a college like no other. Private, yet open to all regardless of financial need. Global in outlook, the College draws students from around the world and all 50 states. Small, yet with the financial strength to offer students and faculty the resources needed to push their own and the world's understanding of disciplines from Arabic to plasma physics, from microbiology to dance, from engineering to art history. Swarthmore celebrates the life of the mind. Since its founding in 1864, Swarthmore has given students the knowledge, insight, skills, and experience to ...
TEDxSwarthmore challenged and inspired our audience to think big and become leaders of social change in their communities. Our theme, "What makes a good society?" is a question that many in the Swarthmore community frequently tackle. The 12 speakers provided the audience with insight into how each has responded to this question with the hope of changing our societies for the better.
Members of the audience actively engaged in this conversation before, during, and after the conference. We hope that you will continue to be a part of the TEDxSwarthmore conversation.
