Embark on a philosophical odyssey through time in this riveting lecture! Join retired philosophy professor Dr. Nick Power as he unravels the genesis of our perception of free will, from Socrates’ profound insight that evil stems from ignorance, to Aristotle’s groundbreaking assertion of human agency in choice, culminating in the Stoics’ empowering vision of absolute freedom within a deterministic universe. Don’t miss this opportunity to delve into the very essence of human volition and the profound thinkers who shaped our understanding of it.

Dr. Nick Power is a recently retired philosophy professor. He earned his Ph.D. at Temple University in Philadelphia in 1993 and taught for one-quarter of a century at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. He has recently relocated to Corvallis.

This lecture will be presented at the Corvallis Museum. Please email the Curator of Education at azia@bentoncountymuseums.org to reserve a limited quantity assistive listening device.

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