Little Platoon Seminar: Towards Heaven or Hell: Technology, Renaissance, and Building the Kingdom of God

Calendar
DATE
March 05-05, 2022
Location
LOCATION
Duquesne Club (325 Sixth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222)
Clock
TIME
12:30 P.M. EST

What makes a good American society?

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American civilization faces two choices: decadence, stagnation, and eventual decline; or revitalization and renaissance. In this salon, Zak Slayback and students will discuss several perspectives of the role of the transcendent good in revitalizing a society and helping its members usher in a renaissance. We’ll also explore the forces behind stagnation and decadence and their supernatural and theological counterparts.

Students will read and discuss:

  • Against Edenism by Peter Thiel
  • Back to the Future by Peter Thiel
  • Selections from Zero to One by Peter Thiel
  • Selections from I See Satan Fall Like Lightening by Rene Girard
  • Lectures by Ven. Fulton J. Sheen

 

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About the Salon Host

Zak Slayback

Zak Slayback is a partner at 1517 Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in startups led by dropouts, renegades, and deep tech scientists. In that capacity, he also runs workshops on political theory, technology & sovereignty, mimesis, and macroeconomic theory. He’s previously the author of How to Get Ahead (McGraw-Hill, 2019), a startup operator, and an academic researcher.

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