Intellectual Life
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Deanna Kuhn, Columbia University
141 Law Building & VirtualIs Discourse the Way Out of Disagreement? Disagreement, both local and global, is at a record high. Communication between disagreeing parties is at a record low and likely not to […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Stephen Macedo, Princeton University
170 Law BuildingIn Covid’s Wake: How We Failed Liberalism Abstract The greatest global crisis since World War II, the Covid-19 pandemic put most of the world’s societies on a war footing. Fundamental liberties were curtailed, including freedom of movement and worship. Economies were locked down and schools were closed. Granting that in the Spring of 2020 policy […]
Berkeley Legal History Workshop Presents Patrick Weil
111 Law Building and VirtualPatrick Weil is an emeritus research professor of history at the University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne. From 2008 to 2023, he has been a visiting professor of law at Yale Law School. Professor Weil's work focuses on comparative immigration, citizenship, and church-state law and policy. His most recent books in English are The Madman in […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Helena Rosenblatt, The City University of New York
170 Law BuildingLiberal Political Economy on the Eve of the French Revolution: Jacques and Suzanne Necker, critics of laissez faire Abstract Takeaways (In lieu of an abstract): 1. Suzanne Necker has not been well served by scholarship. She was a powerful intellect and political operator and an indispensable partner to her husband. 2. The political and intellectual […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Hanoch Dagan, Berkeley Law & Michael Heller, Columbia Law School
170 Law BuildingFreedom of Contract Abstract Freedom of Contract justifies enforcement of contract law through its role in enhancing individual autonomy defined as self-determination. The book addresses the big questions of contract theory, answers […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Anna Stilz, University of California, Berkeley
170 Law BuildingLenin's Theory of Self-Determination Abstract In the Marxist tradition, V. I. Lenin is associated with the thesis that all nations have the right to self-determination. Although self-determination had earlier philosophical […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Ricarda Hammer, University of California, Berkeley
170 Law BuildingATLANTIC RECONSTRUCTION: EMPIRE, RACE, AND THE MAKING OF POLITICAL PERSONHOOD Abstract This paper develops a Du Boisian theory of democratization, linking the formation of the rights-bearing person to the reimposition […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Keidrick Roy, Harvard University
170 Law BuildingCan Black Liberalism Save US?: The Case for Prudential Politics Abstract This paper challenges important critiques of liberalism raised by Eddie Glaude, Fredrick C. Harris, and Michael Dawson. Drawing on […]
2025 Kadish Lecture | A (Somewhat) Unified Theory of Flawed Consent Featuring David Enoch
12 Law BuildingA (Somewhat) Unified Theory of Flawed Consent Featuring David Enoch Consent, of course, is a big deal. There is no plausible way of doing moral and political philosophy without assigning a major role for consent. Consent, however, is also problematic. And there are many cases in which it is flawed, perhaps less than fully valid. […]
Kadish Workshop in Law, Philosophy, and Political Theory: Steven Hahn, New York University
170 Law BuildingIlliberal America and the Invention of the Liberal Tradition Abstract A storm of illiberalism, building in the United States for years, unleashed its destructive force in the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021. The attack on American democracy and images of mob violence led many to recoil, thinking “That’s not us.” But now we must […]
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