Join Centennial Institute for a conversation with Dr. Andre Archie, associate professor of ancient Greek philosophy at Colorado State University, on how the classical tradition might help defeat identity politics.
Dr. Andre Archie’s approach to race relations, the color-blind approach, is grounded on the moral belief that the mere possession of hereditary qualities, like race, should not confer moral merit by their possession or nonpossession. Instead, moral merit can be, and should be, conferred upon an individual’s actions, because actions reveal one’s character. The belief in character, as opposed to ascriptive qualities, as the locus of moral agency has a rich and comprehensive history in the West, and it continues to animate our own Founding documents and way of life. In order to see just how significant prioritizing character over ascriptive qualities has been in the West, we must begin with some of the first recorded reflections on the moral importance of character, which begin with the ancient Greeks.
Issue Monday: The Virtue of Color-Blindness and the Classics
Thursday, November 13, 2025
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm MT
Fran & Larry Donnithorne Great Hall
Anschutz Student Center
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