Prof. Peter Hacker, member and secretary of the advisory committee of Wittgenstein editors, delivers this Wheatley Lecture in Civic Virtue entitled, ⿿Philosophy and Scientism.⿿

John Hamre, president and CEO of CSIS, investigates the challenges of the international system following WWII, emphasizing the need to strengthen and form alliances.

Robert Keohane, professor at Princeton University, invites listeners to consider political science as a vocation, explaining the process political scientists go through.

Prof. Daniel Robinson, member of the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University, delivers this Wheatley Lecture in Civic Virtue entitled, ⿿How do Explanations Explain.⿿

Seyyed Nasr, professor at George Washington University, considers the role of Islamic art in developing and expressing truths about life.

John Abizaid, former commander of CENTCOM, Asma Afsaruddin, professor at Indiana University, and Khosrow Semnani, founder of S.K. Hart Management distinguish between moderate and extreme Islam, considering the difficulties with moderating Islam.

Ralph Cossa, president of the Pacific Forum CSIS, discusses five major trends in Asia from a U.S. perspective.

Cindy Jebb, Deputy Head of the Department of Social Sciences at West Point, discusses the present security concerns and argues for a more comprehensive security paradigm to help guide U.S. national security in a dangerous world.

Roger Porter, professor at Harvard University, shares the qualities of great American political leaders, claiming that the greatest leaders have a goal-oriented management style.

Catherine Wilson, professor at Villanova University, discusses whether America can simultaneously tighten border control while establishing a more welcoming immigration policy.