Quadrants

Four icons in a grid, ideas, mind, communication, tapastry

The ACADEMY FOR POLYMATHIC STUDY guides its inquiries through four flexible pathways or QUADRANTS: (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths; (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication. To explicate these quadrants more fully, USC professor EDWIN McCANN conducts four conversational workshops during the spring terms from a philosophical, historical, and practical point of view. Attendance at these sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.

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Apr 21 2020

Quadrants 1 and 2

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: ONLINE (Zoom)
Event Type: Quadrants
QUADRANT SERIES with EDWIN McCANN, Professor of Philosophy and English

The ACADEMY FOR POLYMATHIC STUDY guides its inquiries through four flexible pathways or QUADRANTS: (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths; (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication. In order to explicate these quadrants more fully, USC professor EDWIN McCANN conducts conversational workshops from a philosophical, historical, and practical point of view. Attendance at sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.

 

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Apr 14 2020

Quadrants 3 and 4

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: ONLINE (Zoom)
Event Type: Quadrants
QUADRANT SERIES with EDWIN McCANN, Professor of Philosophy and English

The ACADEMY FOR POLYMATHIC STUDY guides its inquiries through four flexible pathways or QUADRANTS: (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths; (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication. In order to explicate these quadrants more fully, USC professor EDWIN McCANN conducts conversational workshops from a philosophical, historical, and practical point of view. Attendance at sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.

 

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Feb 4 2020

Quadrants 1 and 2

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Quadrants
QUADRANT SERIES with EDWIN McCANN, Professor of Philosophy and English

The ACADEMY FOR POLYMATHIC STUDY guides its inquiries through four flexible pathways or QUADRANTS: (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths; (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication. In order to explicate these quadrants more fully, USC professor EDWIN McCANN conducts conversational workshops from a philosophical, historical, and practical point of view. Attendance at sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.

 

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Nov 6 2019

Quadrants 3 and 4

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Quadrants
QUADRANT SERIES with EDWIN McCANN, Professor of Philosophy and English

The ACADEMY FOR POLYMATHIC STUDY guides its inquiries through four flexible pathways or QUADRANTS: (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths; (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication. In order to explicate these quadrants more fully, USC professor EDWIN McCANN conducts conversational workshops from a philosophical, historical, and practical point of view. Attendance at sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.

 

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Oct 16 2019

Quadrants 1 and 2

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Quadrants
QUADRANT SERIES with EDWIN McCANN, Professor of Philosophy and English

The ACADEMY FOR POLYMATHIC STUDY guides its inquiries through four flexible pathways or QUADRANTS: (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths; (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication. In order to explicate these quadrants more fully, USC professor EDWIN McCANN conducts conversational workshops from a philosophical, historical, and practical point of view. Attendance at sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.

 

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Apr 10 2019

Quadrants Three and Four

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Quadrants
Dr. Edwin McCann conducts a conversational workshop on the third and fourth guiding Quadrants of the Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study: (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication. Attendance at sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.
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Mar 20 2019

Quadrants One and Two

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Quadrants
Dr. Edwin McCann conducts a conversational workshop on the first two guiding Quadrants of the Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study: (1) critical and integrative thinking, and (2) study of the polymaths. Attendance at sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.
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Feb 12 2019

Quadrants Three and Four

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Quadrants
Dr. Edwin McCann conducts a conversational workshop on the third and fourth guiding Quadrants of the Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study: (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication. Attendance at sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.
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Jan 22 2019

Quadrants One and Two

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Quadrants
Dr. Edwin McCann conducts a conversational workshop on the first two guiding Quadrants of the Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study: (1) critical and integrative thinking, and (2) study of the polymaths. Attendance at sessions covering all four quadrants is required for certification as an Academy fellow.
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Nov 7 2017

Quadrants Three and Four

When: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, DML 241
Event Type: Quadrants
The Harman Academy for Polymathic Study guides its enquiries through four flexible pathways or Quadrants:  (1) critical and integrative thinking; (2) study of the polymaths; (3) the tapestry of knowledge; and (4) communication.  In order to explicate these Quadrants more fully, Edwin McCann, professor of philosophy and English, will conduct four conversational workshops over the fall and spring terms from a philosophical, historical, and practical point of view.  Attendance at these two sessions covering all four quadrants is required for Academy certification.

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