# Eva Brann

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Panel Discussion: What Makes a School Classical?

Guests Dr. Matthew Post:  Founder and Former Director of the Classical Education Graduate program at The University of Dallas; Served with The National Classical Education Symposium, The Institute for Classical Education, and The National Council for Classical Educators; Currently serves as Assist…

The Declaration of Independence (Eva Brann)

Recording of a lecture delivered on April 30, 1976, by Eva Brann as part of the Formal Lecture Series.

Music: The Representative Liberal Art (Wye Allanbrook and Eva Brann)

Recording of a lecture delivered on September 2, 1988, by Annapolis tutors Wye Allanbrook and Eva Brann as part of the Formal Lecture Series. This lecture was the first for the 1988-1989 academic year, at the time called the Dean's Lecture. Note: The recording begins after the start of the lectu…

#267 - Sophist by Plato

The goal of this dialogue is to define the Sophist. We’ve seen the Sophist pop up in Greek Tragedy and Comedy and it’s never a pretty picture. They are often contrasted with the Philosopher, the true lover of wisdom, and are denigrated as those who have the appearance of wisdom. They are known for …

Odysseus as Poet, as Philosopher: the Great Wanderings. By Mitchell Miller

This episode is a guest presentation about Homer's Odyssey by philosopher Mitchell Miller.  Here are Mitch’s own words of introduction to his talk: “The Odyssey is the seminal Western story of homecoming.  Throughout the tales of what is known as the Great Wanderings, we hear Homer’s Odysseus refl…

#283 - The Logos of Heraclitus by Eva Brann

Last week, I talked about the life and philosophy of Heraclitus of Ephesus. A number of his surviving fragments deal with the concept of Logos, what Eva Brann calls “the order that is the cosmos.” This week, I’m taking a deeper look into what Heraclitus meant by Logos and how that might help us bet…

S8 Ep652: 15. The Enlightenment Foundations of American Civic Education Guest: Jacob Howland Summary: Howland discusses Thomas Jefferson’s focus on applied science and the role of liberal education in a republic. He emphasizes Eva Brann’s belief that classroom semi

15. The Enlightenment Foundations of American Civic Education Guest: Jacob Howland Summary: Howland discusses Thomas Jefferson’s focus on applied science and the role of liberal education in a republic. He emphasizes Eva Brann’s belief that classroom seminars cultivate the habits necessary for ci…

Episode 120: A History of "Will" with Guest Eva Brann

We discuss Un-Willing: An Inquiry into the Rise of Will's Power and an Attempt to Undo It (2014) with the author, covering Socrates, Augustine, Aquinas, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Sartre, compatibilism, the neurologists' critque of free will, and more. End song: "I Insist" by Mark Lint from Songs from t…

PREMIUM-PEL Ep 79: Heraclitus on Understanding the World

Eva Brann discusses her book The Logos of Heraclitus (2011). What is the world like, and how can we understand it? Heraclitus thinks that the answer to both questions is found in "the logos." Looking for the full Citizen version?

2026 Mid-Year Reading Review

2026 has been a fun year of reading so far. I’ve read the Bible, a few Plato dialogues, legends of King Arthur, and others. Here’s my mid-year reading review. It’s a great way to learn about books you may want to add to your own reading list. I go through the 20+ books I’re read so far for this yea…