Elm Institute Inc

AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC VIRTUES [THE AMERICA?S DEMOCRATIC VIRTUES PROJECT IS A COLLECTION OF NEW AND EXPANDED PROGRAMS OF THE ELM INSTITUTE EXAMINING THE MORAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING. ORGANIZED FOR STUDENTS AT YALE UNIVERSITY, THESE PROGRAMS WILL CONSIDER THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA?S CIVIC IDEALS ? IDEAS OF DEMOCRATIC SELF-GOVERNMENT, CIVIC VIRTUE, AND ORDERED LIBERTY ? AND THE UNIQUE INTELLECTUAL FORMATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FOUNDING GENERATION. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO CONSIDER THE AMERICAN HUMANISTIC TRADITION, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE WORKS AND ARTISTIC LEGACY OF JOHN TRUMBULL (1756?1843). THE PROJECT WILL COMPRISE ONE INTENSIVE ALL-DAY SEMINAR, TWO MULTIPART READING GROUPS, ONE GALLERY DISCUSSION, AND TWO LUNCHEON SEMINARS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS. THE PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR, AND HAS A BUDGET OF $30,000.]