Courses – Spring 2025 / History and Philosophy / POWER: THE GLORY OF IT

Coordinators: Andrea Irvine, David Bartash, Marion Schultheis

Power: The word comes from the Latin word for “to be able.” This course continues the prior semester’s presentations, which covered a whole range of “powers”: the ability to move things, to move people, to move emotions, to move ships at sea, to move other nations.

Join us as we exercise our imaginations to explore the many meanings of power.

A WEEK / WEDNESDAY / 10:30 AM – NOON / IN-PERSON / ROOM 15-17


Power: The Glory of It
DatePresenterTitle
Feb 05Marion SchultheisPower of Elephants
Feb 19Gil SantiagoPower of Elon Musk
Mar 05Carole BlainePower of Play
Mar 19Andrea IrvinePower of the Food Barons
Apr 02David BartashPower of GLP1 Drugs Beyond Diabetes
Apr 23Sheryl HarawitzThe Power of Curiosity
May 07Paul AdlerUnknown


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