2013 Socrates Winter Seminars

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Feb 15 – 18 2013
12:00am

Location

Aspen, CO, United States

Hosts

The Aspen Institute Socrates Program provides a forum for emerging leaders (ages approximately 28-45) from various professions to convene and explore contemporary issues through expert-moderated dialogue. Socrates also provides the opportunity for participants to enter into a diverse professional network, and into the broader range of the Aspen Institute’s programs. The seminars are designed as values-based Socratic explorations to facilitate the exchange of ideas. Socrates programs include day-long salons in major US cities and weekend-long seminars in Aspen and abroad.

Anne-Marie Slaughter, “The American Dream: Can It Be Regained?”
Bill Powers, “So Much Information, So Little Time: Making Sense of a Big Data World”
Charles Kenny, “Happy: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise? Happiness Economics in the Workforce and the World ”

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