Sophie Mills, UNC Asheville Classics Department chair, will continue UNC Asheville’s annual philosophy lecture series with a talk discussing Thucydides’ quote, “Not by receiving kindness but by doing it to others do we acquire friends.” The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at UNC Asheville’s Kellogg Center, 11 Broyles Rd., Hendersonville. An open discussion will follow her talk. The event is open to the public. A $5 donation will be suggested at the door.

Mills, born in London, England, holds a doctorate from Oxford University. Mills is the author of four books, including “Euripides: Bacchae” published in 2006. Her research interests include Greek and Latin literature, Greek tragedy, Greek history and Greek and Roman imperialism. Mills has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards including UNC Asheville’s 2006-2007 Ruth and Leon Feldman Professorship Distinction for Outstanding Scholarship and Service.

The program is part of a year-long, nine-part series co-sponsored by UNC Asheville’s Philosophy Department and the Institute for Applied Philosophy. The series, “Great Quotes,” is designed to foster discussion of philosophically significant issues surrounding well-known quotations.

For driving directions, call the Kellogg Center at 828/890-2821. For more information about the series, call the Institute for Applied Philosophy at 828/891-5068.