Political Philosophy Workshop at Brown University

Political Philosophy Workshop
Box 1844, Prospect House
36 Prospect Street
Providence, RI 02912-1844

Tel :: (401) 863-6092
Fax :: (401) 863-6492
email :: ptp@brown.edu

Political Philosophy Workshop at Brown University

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MAY 11, 2008, Andrew Volmert
Political Science, Brown

The workshop meets weekly to discuss work in progress by faculty and graduate students from Brown University, as well as several outside scholars each semester. Those who attend come from several disciplines, but especially from the departments of Political Science and Philosophy. The emphasis is on constructive critical discussion of work in progress. Unless otherwise specified, the meetings will take place from 4-6 pm in the Lownes room of the John Hay Library.

Fall 2008/Spring 2009

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008, Rogers Smith
Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
Obligation to Include

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008, Barbara Buckinx
Political Science, Brown
Global Domination and the Desirability of Republican Freedom as a Global Political
Ideal

SEPTEMBER 26 & 27, 2008, John Tomasi
Political Science, Brown
Book Workshop for "Constitutional Capitalism: Economic Freedom, Social Justice and the Myth of Modern Liberalism"
Introduction
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Myth of Modern Liberalism
Chapter 2: Constitutional Capitalism
Chapter 3: Social Justicitis
Chapter 4: The Condition of Material Adequacy

OCTOBER 2, 2008, Hélène Landemore
Political Science, Brown
Mechanisms of Democratic Reason

OCTOBER 16, 2008, David Estlund
Philosophy, Brown
Utopophobia

~~OCTOBER 30, 2008, Melissa Schwartzberg~~ CANCELLED
Political Science, Columbia
Shouts, murmers, and votes:

NOVEMBER 13, 2008, Seyla Benhabib
Political Science, Yale
Cosmopolitan Norms, Human Rights and Democratic Iterations

DECEMBER 4, 2008, Jason Brennan
Philosophy, Brown

JANUARY 29, 2009, Gerald Gaus
Philosophy, University of Arizona
The Demands of Impartiality and the Evolution of Morality

FEBRUARY 12, 2009, Yvonne Chiu
Political Science, Brown
Culpable Collective Agency in Military Purges

FEBRUARY 26, 2009, Roxanne Euben
Political Science, Wellesley
Language Matters: A Post-election Re-reading of Islamist Political Thought

MARCH 5, 2009, Jeffrey Stout
Religion, Princeton
Rorty on Religion and Politics

MARCH 19, 2009, Melissa Schwartzberg
Political Science, Columbia
Shouts, murmurs, and votes: Acclamation and aggregation in ancient Greece

APRIL 2, 2009, David Kennedy
VP for International Affairs, Brown
The Canon of American Legal Thought

APRIL 23, 2009, Patchen Markell
Political Science, University of Chicago

~~APRIL 30, 2009, Emily Nacol~~ CANCELLED
Political Science, Brown

MAY 11, 2008, Andrew Volmert
Political Science, Brown
The Puzzle of Democratic Authorization