Annual Lectures

The center invites one distinguished scholar each year to visit the center and offer our Annual Lecture.

7 March 2019
Meritocracy, Globalization, and the Populist Backlash Stephen Macedo Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics and the University Center for Human Values Princeton University
09 March 2018
Two Dimensions of Freedom Al Martinich Roy Allison Vaughan Centennial Professor in Philosophy and Professor in History and Government University of Texas at Austin
17 March 2017
The Aesthetics of Loss and Mourning Professor Kathleen M Higgins Professor Department of Philosophy The University of Texas at Austin
18 March 2016
On Confucian Benevolence in the Philosophy of Plato Dr. Eric L. Hutton Associate Professor Director of Graduate Studies Department of Philosophy University of Utah
26 February 2015
Dynamic Democracy and the New Citizen Professor Jane J. Mansbridge Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University
13 March 2014
Truth and Argument in Ancient Chinese Philosophy Professor Bryan Van Norden Professor of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy Department of Philosophy Vassar College

Dr. Eric L. Hutton