Does ancient Greek thought provide clues to solve the riddle of our November presidential elections?

This subject will be discussed at a public forum at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Austin Artworks Center. The non-profit and non-partisan Terry Dilley Symposium, Inc. will host this event. The symposium is free and open to all.

Dr. Joseph A. Kunkel III, the speaker at this forum, is a professor specializing in the study of government. He will consider the importance of the 2016 elections and what political philosophy can tell us about this contest.

Democracy was invented 2,400 years ago in ancient Athens. Greek democracy was fragile, wavering between dangerous extremes of mob-rule and dictatorship. Greek thinkers laid the foundation for systematic political thought. Does the wisdom of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle offer a reliable guide to the perplexities of this election cycle? What else should we know?

The Austin Artworks Center is located at 300 N. Main Street. Snacks will be served. The Terry Dilley Symposium is a tax-exempt charitable corporation committed to perpetuating the memory and legacy of Austin’s longtime educator, Terry Dilley (1940 – 2014). This program will be the second annual public forum presented by the Symposium, following last year’s very successful program on evolutionary biology.