Wherever you're coming from, an IHS seminar offers an adventure in ideas. For 20 years IHS seminars have attracted bright, thoughtful students who share an interest in learning and exchanging ideas about the scope of individual rights, how markets work, what laws are justified, how to foster peace and prosperity, and more. They draw on history, economics, political theory, law, and more. Spending the entire week with students, they share knowledge, trade ideas with participants, present arguments and counterarguments, and explore practical implications. Participants exchange views in small groups, ponder thought experiments posed by professors, and offer challenges to the ideas.
Informal discussion goes on into the wee hours of the night.
A career session is tailored to the focus of each seminar. And interaction with faculty and staff throughout the week gives students an opportunity to gain insights about careers in the world of ideas, from academia to public policy and journalism to film . This is made possible through the generous support of the Institute for Humane Studies by contributors who want to encourage understanding of the principles of a free society. The IHS seminar series offers something for everyone. Whether you are interested in a broad introduction to classical liberal ideas or you want to extend your knowledge through intense discussion, explore the connections between art, music, and liberty , or focus on personal and political freedom , IHS has a seminar for you.