Pluralism and Political Justification
- A One-day Conference at UCL -

Friday, 4 May 2007, 10.30am-5pm

Malet Place, Room 1.20
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
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Pluralism seems to be a permanent feature of the modern social landscape. People are attached to distinct visions of the good life, value, purpose, obligation and human nature, and disagreements amongst them are often both deep and intractable. This predicament raises a difficulty for those theories of justice which aspire to consensus over the principles framing the political order. This one-day conference will examine recent theoretical responses to this quandary.

Programme

The Political Form of a Republican Constitution: Public Reason and the Balance of Power – Richard Bellamy (UCL)

Deliberation in the Context of Cultural Difference - Clare Chambers and Phil Parvin (Cambridge)

Reasonable Disagreement – John Horton (Keele)

Consent, Justification, and Legitimacy - Jonathan Quong (Manchester)

Registration

Registration for this one-day event is £10. To do so, please send a printed version of the registration form, together with a cheque for the appropriate amount, to the following address. Numbers are limited, so please register early to avoid disappointment. Registration form (Word format).

Contact:

Andrew Shorten,

Vice-Provost's Office (Academic and International),
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT

email: a.shorten@ucl.ac.uk