The Colloquium in Legal, Political, and Social Philosophy was founded by Ronald Dworkin and Thomas Nagel in 1987. It is the original model for all of NYU Law’s colloquia. The Colloquium is now convened by Liam Murphy, Samuel Scheffler, and Jeremy Waldron, two of whom will host in any given year.
Each week on Thursday a legal theorist or moral or political philosopher presents a paper to the group, which consists of students, faculty from the Law School and other departments of NYU, and faculty from other universities. The choice of subject is left to the paper’s author, within the general boundaries of the Colloquium’s subjects, and the discussions are therefore not connected by any structured theme for the term as a whole, though in past years certain central topics were canvassed in several weeks’ discussion. The Colloquium aims, not to pursue any particular subject, but to explore new work in considerable depth and so allow students to develop their own skill in theoretical analysis.
Each week’s paper is posted at least a week in advance on this page, and participants are expected to have read it.
The public sessions of the colloquium will take place on Thursdays, in Lester Pollock Colloquium Room, Furman Hall, 9th floor, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
Colloquium 2021
Professors Liam Murphy and Samuel Scheffler
September 2nd
Kim Ferzan, University of Pennsylvania, Law
Rethinking Credit for Time Served
September 9th
Liam Murphy, NYU
International Responsibility for Global Environment Harm: Collective and Individual
September 17th ( Friday 2.00-5.00)
Moshe Halbertal, NYU
September 23rd
Jeff McMahan, Oxford
September 30th
Emma Kaufman, NYU Law
October 7th
Rick Pildes, NYU Law
October 14th
Samuel Scheffler, NYU
October 21st
Steve Darwall, Yale, Philosophy
October 28th
Chris Kutz, University of California, Berkeley, Law
November 4th
Anthony Appiah, NYU
November 11th
Johann Frick, University of California, Berkeley, Philosophy
November 18th
Teresa Bejan, Oxford
December 2nd
Ruth Chang, Oxford
The Colloquium in Legal, Political, and Social Philosophy was founded by Ronald Dworkin and Thomas Nagel in 1987. It is the original model for all of NYU Law’s colloquia. The Colloquium is now convened by Liam Murphy, Samuel Scheffler, and Jeremy Waldron, two of whom will host in any given year.
Each week on Thursday a legal theorist or moral or political philosopher presents a paper to the group, which consists of students, faculty from the Law School and other departments of NYU, and faculty from other universities. The choice of subject is left to the paper’s author, within the general boundaries of the Colloquium’s subjects, and the discussions are therefore not connected by any structured theme for the term as a whole, though in past years certain central topics were canvassed in several weeks’ discussion. The Colloquium aims, not to pursue any particular subject, but to explore new work in considerable depth and so allow students to develop their own skill in theoretical analysis.
Each week’s paper is posted at least a week in advance on this page, and participants are expected to have read it.
The public sessions of the colloquium will take place on Thursdays, in Lester Pollock Colloquium Room, Furman Hall, 9th floor, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
Colloquium 2021
Professors Liam Murphy and Samuel Scheffler
September 2nd
Kim Ferzan, University of Pennsylvania, Law
Rethinking Credit for Time Served
September 9th
Liam Murphy, NYU
International Responsibility for Global Environment Harm: Collective and Individual
September 17th ( Friday 2.00-5.00)
Moshe Halbertal, NYU
September 23rd
Jeff McMahan, Oxford
September 30th
Emma Kaufman, NYU Law
October 7th
Rick Pildes, NYU Law
October 14th
Samuel Scheffler, NYU
October 21st
Steve Darwall, Yale, Philosophy
October 28th
Chris Kutz, University of California, Berkeley, Law
November 4th
Anthony Appiah, NYU
November 11th
Johann Frick, University of California, Berkeley, Philosophy
November 18th
Teresa Bejan, Oxford
December 2nd
Ruth Chang, Oxford
The Colloquium in Legal, Political, and Social Philosophy was founded by Ronald Dworkin and Thomas Nagel in 1987. It is the original model for all of NYU Law’s colloquia. The Colloquium is now convened by Liam Murphy, Samuel Scheffler, and Jeremy Waldron, two of whom will host in any given year.
Each week on Thursday a legal theorist or moral or political philosopher presents a paper to the group, which consists of students, faculty from the Law School and other departments of NYU, and faculty from other universities. The choice of subject is left to the paper’s author, within the general boundaries of the Colloquium’s subjects, and the discussions are therefore not connected by any structured theme for the term as a whole, though in past years certain central topics were canvassed in several weeks’ discussion. The Colloquium aims, not to pursue any particular subject, but to explore new work in considerable depth and so allow students to develop their own skill in theoretical analysis.
Each week’s paper is posted at least a week in advance on this page, and participants are expected to have read it.
The public sessions of the colloquium will take place on Thursdays, in Lester Pollock Colloquium Room, Furman Hall, 9th floor, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
Colloquium 2021
Professors Liam Murphy and Samuel Scheffler
September 2nd
Kim Ferzan, University of Pennsylvania, Law
Rethinking Credit for Time Served
September 9th
Liam Murphy, NYU
International Responsibility for Global Environment Harm: Collective and Individual
September 17th ( Friday 2.00-5.00)
Moshe Halbertal, NYU
September 23rd
Jeff McMahan, Oxford
September 30th
Emma Kaufman, NYU Law
October 7th
Rick Pildes, NYU Law
October 14th
Samuel Scheffler, NYU
October 21st
Steve Darwall, Yale, Philosophy
October 28th
Chris Kutz, University of California, Berkeley, Law
November 4th
Anthony Appiah, NYU
November 11th
Johann Frick, University of California, Berkeley, Philosophy
November 18th
Teresa Bejan, Oxford
December 2nd
Ruth Chang, Oxford
During Spring 2020, we’ll meet online on Mondays from 3pm until 5pm (Eastern Time). Details and zoom links will be posted on this site. Anyone with an interest in philosophy of language is welcome!
September 20th (special time: 4:30–6pm)
Diego Feinmann (ENS, Jean Nicod, Paris)
September 27th
TBD
October 4th
Najoung Kim (Jonhs Hopkins)
October 18th
Cian Dorr (NYU)
October 25th
Zoltán Szabó (Yale)
November 1st (special time: 4:30–6pm)
Richard Moore (Warwick)
November 8th
Yimei Xiang (Rutgers)
November 15th
TBD
November 22nd
Ryan Nefdt (Cape Town)
November 29th
TBD
December 6th
TBD
December 13th
Kit Fine (NYU)
The Colloquium in Legal, Political, and Social Philosophy was founded by Ronald Dworkin and Thomas Nagel in 1987. It is the original model for all of NYU Law’s colloquia. The Colloquium is now convened by Liam Murphy, Samuel Scheffler, and Jeremy Waldron, two of whom will host in any given year.
Each week on Thursday a legal theorist or moral or political philosopher presents a paper to the group, which consists of students, faculty from the Law School and other departments of NYU, and faculty from other universities. The choice of subject is left to the paper’s author, within the general boundaries of the Colloquium’s subjects, and the discussions are therefore not connected by any structured theme for the term as a whole, though in past years certain central topics were canvassed in several weeks’ discussion. The Colloquium aims, not to pursue any particular subject, but to explore new work in considerable depth and so allow students to develop their own skill in theoretical analysis.
Each week’s paper is posted at least a week in advance on this page, and participants are expected to have read it.
The public sessions of the colloquium will take place on Thursdays, in Lester Pollock Colloquium Room, Furman Hall, 9th floor, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
Colloquium 2021
Professors Liam Murphy and Samuel Scheffler
September 2nd
Kim Ferzan, University of Pennsylvania, Law
Rethinking Credit for Time Served
September 9th
Liam Murphy, NYU
International Responsibility for Global Environment Harm: Collective and Individual
September 17th ( Friday 2.00-5.00)
Moshe Halbertal, NYU
September 23rd
Jeff McMahan, Oxford
September 30th
Emma Kaufman, NYU Law
October 7th
Rick Pildes, NYU Law
October 14th
Samuel Scheffler, NYU
October 21st
Steve Darwall, Yale, Philosophy
October 28th
Chris Kutz, University of California, Berkeley, Law
November 4th
Anthony Appiah, NYU
November 11th
Johann Frick, University of California, Berkeley, Philosophy
November 18th
Teresa Bejan, Oxford
December 2nd
Ruth Chang, Oxford
During Spring 2020, we’ll meet online on Mondays from 3pm until 5pm (Eastern Time). Details and zoom links will be posted on this site. Anyone with an interest in philosophy of language is welcome!
September 20th (special time: 4:30–6pm)
Diego Feinmann (ENS, Jean Nicod, Paris)
September 27th
TBD
October 4th
Najoung Kim (Jonhs Hopkins)
October 18th
Cian Dorr (NYU)
October 25th
Zoltán Szabó (Yale)
November 1st (special time: 4:30–6pm)
Richard Moore (Warwick)
November 8th
Yimei Xiang (Rutgers)
November 15th
TBD
November 22nd
Ryan Nefdt (Cape Town)
November 29th
TBD
December 6th
TBD
December 13th
Kit Fine (NYU)
2021-22
- September 28 – Colin Koopman (Oregon), “Galton’s Pride: The Resilience of Data-Driven Inequality”
- October 26 – María del Rosario Acosta López (UC Riverside)
- November 9 – Derrick Darby (Rutgers) & Eduardo Martinez (Cincinnati) – “Making Identities Safe for Democracy”
- February 15 – Banu Bargu (UC Santa Cruz)
- March 8 – Gwen Daugs (Fordham)
- April 5 – Delio Vasquez (NYU)
The Colloquium in Legal, Political, and Social Philosophy was founded by Ronald Dworkin and Thomas Nagel in 1987. It is the original model for all of NYU Law’s colloquia. The Colloquium is now convened by Liam Murphy, Samuel Scheffler, and Jeremy Waldron, two of whom will host in any given year.
Each week on Thursday a legal theorist or moral or political philosopher presents a paper to the group, which consists of students, faculty from the Law School and other departments of NYU, and faculty from other universities. The choice of subject is left to the paper’s author, within the general boundaries of the Colloquium’s subjects, and the discussions are therefore not connected by any structured theme for the term as a whole, though in past years certain central topics were canvassed in several weeks’ discussion. The Colloquium aims, not to pursue any particular subject, but to explore new work in considerable depth and so allow students to develop their own skill in theoretical analysis.
Each week’s paper is posted at least a week in advance on this page, and participants are expected to have read it.
The public sessions of the colloquium will take place on Thursdays, in Lester Pollock Colloquium Room, Furman Hall, 9th floor, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
Colloquium 2021
Professors Liam Murphy and Samuel Scheffler
September 2nd
Kim Ferzan, University of Pennsylvania, Law
Rethinking Credit for Time Served
September 9th
Liam Murphy, NYU
International Responsibility for Global Environment Harm: Collective and Individual
September 17th ( Friday 2.00-5.00)
Moshe Halbertal, NYU
September 23rd
Jeff McMahan, Oxford
September 30th
Emma Kaufman, NYU Law
October 7th
Rick Pildes, NYU Law
October 14th
Samuel Scheffler, NYU
October 21st
Steve Darwall, Yale, Philosophy
October 28th
Chris Kutz, University of California, Berkeley, Law
November 4th
Anthony Appiah, NYU
November 11th
Johann Frick, University of California, Berkeley, Philosophy
November 18th
Teresa Bejan, Oxford
December 2nd
Ruth Chang, Oxford
During Spring 2020, we’ll meet online on Mondays from 3pm until 5pm (Eastern Time). Details and zoom links will be posted on this site. Anyone with an interest in philosophy of language is welcome!
September 20th (special time: 4:30–6pm)
Diego Feinmann (ENS, Jean Nicod, Paris)
September 27th
TBD
October 4th
Najoung Kim (Jonhs Hopkins)
October 18th
Cian Dorr (NYU)
October 25th
Zoltán Szabó (Yale)
November 1st (special time: 4:30–6pm)
Richard Moore (Warwick)
November 8th
Yimei Xiang (Rutgers)
November 15th
TBD
November 22nd
Ryan Nefdt (Cape Town)
November 29th
TBD
December 6th
TBD
December 13th
Kit Fine (NYU)
The Colloquium in Legal, Political, and Social Philosophy was founded by Ronald Dworkin and Thomas Nagel in 1987. It is the original model for all of NYU Law’s colloquia. The Colloquium is now convened by Liam Murphy, Samuel Scheffler, and Jeremy Waldron, two of whom will host in any given year.
Each week on Thursday a legal theorist or moral or political philosopher presents a paper to the group, which consists of students, faculty from the Law School and other departments of NYU, and faculty from other universities. The choice of subject is left to the paper’s author, within the general boundaries of the Colloquium’s subjects, and the discussions are therefore not connected by any structured theme for the term as a whole, though in past years certain central topics were canvassed in several weeks’ discussion. The Colloquium aims, not to pursue any particular subject, but to explore new work in considerable depth and so allow students to develop their own skill in theoretical analysis.
Each week’s paper is posted at least a week in advance on this page, and participants are expected to have read it.
The public sessions of the colloquium will take place on Thursdays, in Lester Pollock Colloquium Room, Furman Hall, 9th floor, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
Colloquium 2021
Professors Liam Murphy and Samuel Scheffler
September 2nd
Kim Ferzan, University of Pennsylvania, Law
Rethinking Credit for Time Served
September 9th
Liam Murphy, NYU
International Responsibility for Global Environment Harm: Collective and Individual
September 17th ( Friday 2.00-5.00)
Moshe Halbertal, NYU
September 23rd
Jeff McMahan, Oxford
September 30th
Emma Kaufman, NYU Law
October 7th
Rick Pildes, NYU Law
October 14th
Samuel Scheffler, NYU
October 21st
Steve Darwall, Yale, Philosophy
October 28th
Chris Kutz, University of California, Berkeley, Law
November 4th
Anthony Appiah, NYU
November 11th
Johann Frick, University of California, Berkeley, Philosophy
November 18th
Teresa Bejan, Oxford
December 2nd
Ruth Chang, Oxford