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
Unlike its moral and intellectual counterparts, the virtue of aesthetic humility has been widely neglected. In order to begin filling in this gap, I argue that Kant’s view is a promising resource for developing a model of aesthetic humility. However, prima facie, Kant’s aesthetics may seem like an unpromising starting point for this endeavor. At the very least, aesthetic humility has not been discussed as part of his aesthetic framework. What is more, some have worried that far from promoting aesthetic humility, Kant’s approach promotes aesthetic arrogance instead. Nevertheless, I claim that a closer look at Kant’s position provides a compelling model of aesthetic humility that sheds light not only on the self- and other-directed attitudes it involves, but also on how aesthetic humility can serve as a corrective to the vices of aesthetic arrogance and aesthetic servility.
Registration is free but required. A registration link will be posted and shared closer to the event date.
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)
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
SWIP-NYC Colloquium
The SWIP-NYC Colloquium showcases work by women philosophers in all areas of philosophy. Usually, there are two colloquia per semester.
Fall 2021
The pandemic is still not behind us; accordingly, all fall colloquia will still be held online via Zoom. If you would like to attend, please email us at swipnyc@gmail.com for the Zoom link. (If you are already on our mailing list, the Zoom link will be sent to you automatically.)
Friday, October 22, 3:30-5:30, Pamela Hieronymi (University of California at Los Angeles)
Friday, December 3, 5:30-5:30, Jessica Brown (University of St. Andrews, UK)
Spring 2022
At this point in time, no decision has been made yet about whether spring colloquia will be held in person or over Zoom. We hope that they will be in person, pandemic permitting. Location information will be provided closer to the date if, indeed, in person events are feasible at the time.
Friday, March 4, 3:30-5:30, Rachel Barney (University of Toronto)
Friday, April 1, 3:30-5:30, Susan Wolf (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)