WORKSHOP IN LAW, PHILOSOPHY, AND POLITICAL THEORY (Law 210.2B)
All classes meet in 141 Law Building (unless otherwise noted*), Fridays from 12:00pm-3:15pm. To request a copy of papers contact: amatullahas@berkeley.edu.
Course description:
This course is a workshop for discussing work-in-progress in moral, political, and legal theory. The workshop creates a space for students to engage directly with philosophers, political theorists, and legal scholars working on normative questions toward the goal of fostering critical thinking about concepts of value and developing analytical thinking and writing skills. Another aim is to bring together people from different disciplines and perspectives who have strong normative interests or who speak to issues philosophers and theorists should know something about. In Spring 2018, the theme will be democracy. The list of invited speakers is below.
The format of the course is as follows. For the sessions with guest presenters, lunch will be served starting at 12:00. We’ll begin at 12:15. A designated commentator will lead off with a 15-minute comment on the paper. The presenter will have 5-10 minutes to respond and then we will open up the discussion to the group. The first part of the course will be open to non-enrolled students, faculty, and visitors who wish to participate in the workshop discussion. We’ll stop for a break at 2 and those not enrolled in the course will leave. Enrolled students will continue the discussion with the guest from 2:10 to 3:00.
This is a cross-listed/room-shared course. Law Students enroll through the Law School (Law 210.2B), the Philosophy Department (Philosophy 290-6), or the Political Science Department (PS 211). The first class will meet on Friday, January 19.
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| January 19 | Professor Joshua Cohen Niko Kolodny |
Introductory meeting |
| January 26 |
Charles Beitz Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics Princeton University |
“How is Partisan
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February 2 |
Emilee Chapman Assistant Professor of Political Science Stanford University |
“Challenges in Promoting Democratic Partisanship” |
| February 9 | Richard Brooks Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law Columbia University |
To Call Forth: Creating and Maintaining Constitutive Distinctions through Spoken Address |
| February 16 | Josiah Ober Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Professor, Political Science and Classics Stanford University |
Selections from |
| February 23 | Alex Guerrero Associate Professor of Philosophy Rutgers University |
Abstract |
| March 2 | Paul Pierson John Gross Endowed Chair, Professor of Political Science University of California, Berkeley |
“Goodbye to Pluralism? Studying Power in Contemporary American Politics” |
| March 9 | Professor Joshua Cohen |
For enrolled students only |
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March 16 |
Gabriel Lenz Associate Professor of Political Science University of California, Berkeley |
“The Importance of Knowing What Goes With What: Reinterpreting the Evidence on Policy Attitude Stability” |
| March 23 | Alvin Goldman Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science Rutgers University |
“Free Speech, Fake News, and Democracy” |
| April 6 | Daniel Viehoff Assistant Professor of Philosophy New York University |
Abstract: “Power and Equality” “Power and Equality”
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| April 13 |
George Borjas |
“Immigration Economics and Immigration Policy” |
| April 20 | Meena Krishnamurthy Assistant Professor of Philosophy University of Michigan |
“White Blindness” |
| April 27* Room 145 |
Bertrall Ross Professor of Law University of California, Berkeley |
“Addressing Inequality in the Age of Citizens United” |