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Recovering the humanities in the heart of Silicon Valley

The Zephyr Institute is a community of scholars, students, and professionals committed to gaining a fuller understanding of the human person and the common good.

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Who we are

Find out more about our mission at Stanford and in Silicon Valley

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What we do

Explore our upcoming events and programs

Upcoming Events

  • Private Showing of The Detransition Diaries: Saving Our Sisters
    Apr 05, 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM PDT
    Zephyr Institute, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    Film Screening with Q and A after with Filmmaker Jennifer Lahl
  • Zephyr Philosophy Club 2022-2023
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Apr 11
    Atherton
    Apr 11, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
    Atherton, Atherton, CA, USA
    A monthly philosophy gathering for high school students, led by Dr. Molly Oshatz (Zephyr Institute)
  • Bioethics Reading and Discussion Group
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Apr 12
    Zoom accessible to accepted registrants
    Apr 12, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Zoom accessible to accepted registrants
    A virtual reading and discussion group for physicians and physicians-in-training, led by Dr. Aaron Kheriaty
  • Ethics, Happiness, Virtue: Nicomachean Ethics I-II
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Apr 12
    Zephyr Institute
    Apr 12, 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM PDT
    Zephyr Institute, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    A dinner reading group for Stanford and Silicon Valley community members led by Patricio A. Fernandez
  • The Everlasting Man Reading Group
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Apr 20
    Zoom link to be sent to registrants
    Apr 20, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    Zoom link to be sent to registrants
    A virtual reading group for Stanford undergraduates and alumni led by Annika Nordquist
  • Is Postliberalism Possible?
    Sat, May 27
    Palo Alto, CA
    May 27, 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM PDT
    Palo Alto, CA
    An intellectual retreat for Stanford students on the nature, origin, and aims of liberalism with Michael Hanby and D.C. Schindler
  • The Machine has No Tradition (Summer 2023)
    Sun, Jul 09
    Harvard University’s CGIS Knafel Bldg
    Jul 09, 7:00 PM EDT – Jul 15, 7:00 PM EDT
    Harvard University’s CGIS Knafel Bldg
    A seminar on technology and politics.
  • Zephyr Philosophy Camp 2023 - Ethics and Happiness
    Jul 17, 10:00 AM PDT – Jul 21, 3:00 PM PDT
    Stanford University
    A week-long philosophy summer day camp for rising junior and senior high school students and incoming college freshmen with Dr. Molly Oshatz.

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Support meaningful intellectual inquiry by giving to Zephyr.
As a non-profit organization, we rely entirely on the support of donors to continue our mission. All donations are tax-deductible.

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