The Albertus Institute
Promoting public discussion at the intersection of faith, ethics, science and other intellectual disciplines
Challenges to the Future of Humanity
The first part of our programme for 2026/7 considers:
How can we improve ourselves as human beings?
How can we have good public discourse?
How does technology and AI affect our sense of self?
What’s behind increasing fundamentalism and foundationalism?
Our Next Event:
Dr. Tracy Wietecha
The Albertus Institute Annual Lecture in partnership with the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh.
Albert the Great on Becoming Fully Human: Virtue, Judgement, and Perfection
Dr. Tracy Wietecha (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin) considers how Albert the Great thinks we can improve ourselves:
Friday September 11th , 2026.
Lecture 4:10pm, followed by drinks reception.
Martin Hall, New College, 1 Mound Place, Edinburgh