The University Of Delaware Department of Philosophy, in
partnership with the Department of Art History
proudly presents . . .
Spring 2014
David Norton Memorial Lecture
Alexander Nehamas
Edmund N. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities,
Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature - Princeton University
“Can the Art of Living Be Taught?”
ALEXANDER NEHAMAS has been teaching philosophy and comparative literature at
Princeton since 1990. He works on Greek philosophy, aesthetics, Nietzsche, Foucault, and
literary theory. He received the 2001 Mellon Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities
Award and the 2000 Academy of Athens Award for Distinguished Achievement in Hellenic
Studies. His most recent book, Only a Promise of Happiness: The Place of Beauty in a World
of Art, won Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Philosophy, Association of American
Publishers award in 2007. He also served as President for the American Philosophical
Association in 2003-2004.
Wednesday, March 5, 5:30 pm
Memorial Hall, Room 111
Refreshments immediately following lecture
• Free and open to the public •
For more information, please call (302) 831-2359
This lecture is supported by the David Norton Memorial Fund honoring the late UD Philosophy professor, the Makiguchi Foundation,
the Class of 1955 Ethics Endowment Fund, and the American Philosophical Association.