{ "name": "Big Thought Series: Traces of the Past: Henry David Thoreau and the Mysterious Case of Perez Blood", "description": "Bean Foundation Supported Lecture\n\nJohn Kaag is Professor of Philosophy at UMASS Lowell and the award-winning \nauthor of several books, including American Philosophy: A Love Story, Hiking \nwith Nietzsche, and American Bloods. His writing has appeared in the New York \nTimes, Outside Magazine, and elsewhere. His keynote lecture is about Perez \nBlood, the recluse astronomer and friend of Henry David Thoreau. Dr. Kaag \nexplains the Blood family\u2019s pivotal influence on American history, from the \ndistant past of the Revolutionary War to the twentieth century.\n\nLearn more about the Big Thought Series \u2192 [1]\n\n\n[1] https:\/\/www.anselm.edu\/node\/22761\n", "startDate": "2024-10-08", "startTime": "20:00", "endDate": "2024-10-08", "endTime": "21:00", "label": "Add to Calendar", "options": [ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "MicrosoftTeams", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone": "America\/New_York", "trigger": "click", "listStyle": "modal", "iCalFileName": "anselm-event-18716", "location": "Jean Student Center" }