A Duke program dedicated to promoting open and civil cross-disciplinary dialogue about “Transformative Ideas”- those enduring questions and big ideas that change lives, link cultures and shape societies around the world.
Concentrated in the second year, Transformative Ideas also hosts regular co-curricular activities, lectures, and events for students and faculty across the Duke community.
What does it look like for a human life to go well? What leads to human flourishing or 'happiness' or 'success'? What is freedom? Love? Justice? What is the basis for ethics? What is our relationship… read more about The Good Life: Religion, Philosophy, and Life's Ultimate Concerns »
Americans today live in a time of deep political polarization, intellectual isolation, and intense partisanship. We rarely have genuine and open interactions with those with whom we disagree; when we… read more about How to Think in an Age of Political Polarization »