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Issue Forum: The Virtue of Color-Blindness and the Classics
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. 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.
Issue Forum: The Virtue of Color-Blindness and the Classics
Thursday, November 13, 2025
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm MT
Armstrong Center Parlor
Colorado Christian University
8787 W. Alameda Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80226
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About Dr. Andre Archie
Andre Archie, associate professor of ancient Greek philosophy at Colorado State University, received his PhD from Duquesne University. He specializes in the History of Ancient Greek Philosophy and Ancient Greek Political Philosophy. His latest research focuses on methodological issues in Plato and Aristotle. Andre has published in various academic journals such as the Journal of Philosophical Research, Ancient Philosophy, History of Political Thought, and Scholia. He is the author of Politics in Socrates’ Alcibiades: A Philosophical Account of Plato’s Dialogue Alcibiades Major (Springer 2015).
Andre’s scholarship also highlights the value of Classical Studies and how it can provide a much-needed perspective on topical issues that often get discussed glibly by today’s educators. Such issues are identity politics, race, family, and culture. Andre’s engagement with classical antiquity wholeheartedly affirms its positive and civilizing values. His writings in these areas have appeared in National Review, The American Conservative, and Modern Age.
When not teaching and writing, Andre enjoys traveling, the occasional ski weekend with his family, long walks with his wife, and reading good books. His latest book is The Virtue of Color-Blindness.
