About the lecture
Humanity both relies upon, and is threatened by the technologies it continuously develops. This threat appears today to be especially pronounced, given developments not only in AI, automation, and nanotechnology, but due to the accumulated consequences of earlier technologies on human and natural ecologies.
In this lecture, Patrick Deneen will explore the question of whether one of humanity’s oldest “technologies” - the liberal arts - have anything new to teach and even guide us as we enter a new and potential imperiling era of technological development.
About the speaker
Patrick J. Deneen is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, where he has taught since 2012. He is the author or editor of eight books and dozens of articles on a wide range of subjects. His 2018 book Why Liberalism Failed has been translated into 20 languages. He previously taught at Princeton University and Georgetown University, and served as Special Assistant and Speechwriter for the Director of the United States Information Agency from 2005-2007.