democracy
Tag€1.5 Million Grant for Philosophical Project on Work for Democratic Societies
Lisa Herzog, Professor of Political Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy and Centre for Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Groningen, has been awarded a €1.5 million grant for a project that seeks to develop a democratic philosophy of work. (more…)
Guerrero & Lafont Win 2022 Lebowitz Prize
Philosophers Alexander Guerrero (Rutgers) and Cristina Lafont (Northwestern) are the winners of the 2022 Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. (more…)
Political Philosophy and the “Aggressive Use of the Law to Impose Controversial Rights”
Gerald Gaus (Arizona) reminds us of the law’s limited power for social change in a new essay at The Critique. There is only so much that the legal declaration of a right can do,and when controversial rights are imposed on a society, we should not be surprised by backlash. This is supposed to be part of what explains the electoral success of Donald Trump.
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