March 26-28, 2017
The Common Good as Common Project is a graduate student conference sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. All talks and panels are free and open to the public, no registration required.
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Keynote speakers (Watch the videos)
- Alasdair MacINTYRE, University of Notre Dame
- Jean-Luc MARION, University of Chicago and the Sorbonne
- Jean PORTER, University of Notre Dame
- Emilie TARDIVEL-SCHICK, Institut Catholique de Paris
The common good enjoys a central place in classical and Christian social thought. Although the concept is frequently invoked in both theological and political discourse, its rhetorical use is rarely connected to a more satisfying theory of its form or content. When rigorously conceived, however, the common good has ramifications for nearly all social inquiry, both empirical and theoretical. The resurgence of interest in the principle of the common good demands a two-fold conversation: one part building a conception of the common good that moves beyond vague or platitudinous gestures and the other applying the principle to social questions in a rigorous and intelligent way. This conference aims to embody that conversation across the many disciplines which can view the common good as their common project.
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Keynote Videos
Schedule
Events are located on the second floor of McKenna Hall, unless otherwise noted.
All talks and panels are free and open to the public.
Sunday March, 26
4:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
4:15 p.m. PANEL 1: Conceptualizing the Common Good
Edmund Waldstein, OCist, Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Austria
Eudaimonism and the Common Good
Mehmet Ciftci, University of Oxford
St. Thomas and the Ends of Government
Aquinas Guilbeau, OP, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C.
The Common Good as the Principle of Human Communication
Ross McCullough, Yale University
The Metaphysics of Society, The Politics of Identity
7:30 p.m. KEYNOTE: Phenomenology and the Common Good
Jean-Luc Marion
Professor Emeritus, University of Paris IV-Sorbonne
Monday, March 27
7:30 a.m. Mass at St. Thomas More Chapel
Location: Biolchini Hall of Law
8:30 a.m. KEYNOTE: The Common Good and the Virtue of Justice
Jean Porter
John A. O’Brien Professor of Theology
University of Notre Dame
10:00 a.m. PANEL 2: Common Good and Pluralism I
Emily Spencer, University of Notre Dame
Empathy and the Common Good
Matthew Kuchem, Indiana University
Retrieving the Common Good Amidst Complex Pluralism
11:30 a.m. PANEL 3: Common Good and Pluralism II
David Morris, Bridgewater College
The Tragedy of the Common Good
Joel Pierce, University of Aberdeen
Common Goods? Thomas and the Possibilities of Pluralism in Porter and MacIntyre
2:00 p.m. KEYNOTE: Common Goods, Frequent Evils
Location: McCartan Courtroom, Eck Hall of Law
Alasdair MacIntyre
Rev. John A. O’Brien Senior Research Professor of Philosophy Emeritus
University of Notre Dame
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Panels | |
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PANEL 4: Business of the Common Good Eduardo Andino, University of Notre Dame Nikolas Churik, University of Notre Dame Michael Thomas, University of Notre Dame Andrew Lynn, University of Virginia |
PANEL 5: Theologies of the Common Good Katrina Schaafsma, Duke University Nathan O’Halloran, SJ, University of Notre Dame Daniel Lendman, Ave Maria University Nathaniel Peters, Boston College |
6:00 p.m. PANEL 6: The Common Good in Law
Robert Wyllie, University of Notre Dame
Legal Obligation and the Common Good
Joshua Skinner, University of Dallas
The Common Law and the Common Good
Stefanus Hendrianto, S.J., Boston College
Aquinas, Scalia and the Nexus between the Private Good and the Common Good
Tuesday, March 28
7:30 a.m. Mass at St. Thomas More Chapel
Location: Biolchini Hall of Law
8:30 a.m. PANEL 7: Loves and the Common Good
Ben Paulus, University of Aberdeen
Humanae Vitae and the Common Good: Why We Need Chastity to Resist Liberalism and Capitalism
Michael Berndt, University of Dallas
The Child as a Common Good
10:00 a.m. PANEL 8: Common Goods and Markets
Paolo Santori, LUMSA, Rome
Donum, Negotium, and Bonum Commune in Aquinas: The Dawn of Civil Economy
Mark Hoipkemier, University of Notre Dame
Beyond Price: Common Goods and the Market
11:15 a.m. KEYNOTE: Is the Modern Critique of the Common Good Irrevocable?
Emilie Tardivel-Schick
Associate Professor, Philosophy and Theology
L'Institut Catholique de Paris