Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Political Theory Lecture Series at AU!

Cornel West and Robert George speaking at event

Political Theory Institute

"The unexamined life is not worth living."
–Socrates

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The mission of the Political Theory Institute (PTI) is to encourage the serious study of the great questions of political theory and to bring the insights of political theorists to bear on current issues and events.
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Fall 2023 Events

All events 5:30-7pm EST
Registration is required for each event. Links for the first two are included below. Registration links for later events will be sent as they approach. For the Zoom event, you will receive a Zoom link both upon registering and on the day of the event.

September 18: Johnathan O’Neill, Georgia Southern University, “Is the Administrative State Constitutional?” Constitution Day Lecture. Funded by the Jack Miller Center. “Live online” via Zoom. Register here.

September 28: Mark Edmondson, University of Virginia, “The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World.” Lincoln Scholars Lecture hosted by Tom Merrill. McDowell Formal Lounge. Register here.

October 9: James Read, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, “‘Sovereign of a Free People’: Abraham Lincoln on Respecting Election Results.” Kerwin 301.

October 26: Tara Isabella Burton, writer, novelist, and contributing editor, American Interest, “Self Made: Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians.” Kerwin 301.

November 30: Diana Schaub, Loyola University, “Lincoln's Lyceum Address: Democratic Theory for Citizens.” Kerwin 301.

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