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FEATURED EVENT

Simon Cordery, Rob Hale, and
Dick Johnston present

"Beyond Darwin in 1859? Mill’s ‘On Liberty,’ Smiles’ Self-Help and Eliot’s ‘Masterpiece of the Century.’”

Thursday, November 5th, at 7:00 PM,
Highlander Room

Sick of Darwin and On the Origin of Species? A number of other influential works were published in 1859, and this panel will discuss three of them.  Associate Professor of History Simon Cordery will examine Samuel Smiles’s Self Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct, a popular work that extolled the benefits of thrift, hard work, education, perseverance, and a sound moral character.  Professor of English Rob Hale will discuss George Eliot’s critically-acclaimed debut novel Adam Bede, a radical, realistic novel about sex, crime, and evangelical Christianity in rural England.  Dick Johnston, Associate Professor in the Political Economy and Commerce Department, will explain the significance of British philosopher John Stuart Mill’s radical but influential work On Liberty, which advocated moral and economic freedom for individuals.

 
For more info about Darwinpalooza contact Rob Hale, Heather Brady, or Ken Cramer.