SSHRC on Public Goods and Solidarity
The goal of this workshop is to propose innovative ways to respond to conflicts that arise from current practices of public goods distributions. In this workshop we aim to juxtapose two seemingly distinct strands of thought—solidarism as a political theory and perfectionism as an ethical theory—to examine the extent to which they are mutually-reinforcing and to highlight the strengths and vulnerabilities in each approach. Of more practical importance, we aim to contribute to debates among scholars, citizens and policy makers by providing a more compelling rationale for public goods. We also hope to generate compelling solutions to concrete instances of inequalities that result from unjustifiable distributions of public goods. Participants are invited to draw on their respective areas of expertise in order to explore, conceptually and practically, solutions to social and economic injustice.
With: Mara Marin, Charles Lesch, Waheed Hussein, Craig Borowiak, Thilo Schaefer, Margaret Khon, Rutger Claassen, Avigail Ferdman, Patrick Turmel, David Robichaud, Michael Kessler, Karel Martens, Avery Kolers, and Thad Williamson.
Fri, May 13, 2016
09:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Room 200, Larkin Building
15 Devonshire Place