Each week, a legal theorist or moral or political philosopher presents a paper to the group, which consists of students, faculty from the Law School and other departments of NYU, and faculty from other universities. Each week’s paper is posted at least a week in advance on this page; participants are expected to have read the paper in advance.
All are welcome at the public sessions of the colloquium, which take place on Thursdays, in Lester Pollock Colloquium Room, Furman Hall, 9th floor, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. Non-NYU-affiliated people should contact Omar Andron at owa207@nyu.edu to arrange building access.
Students taking the course for credit:
Students enrolled in the Colloquium meet separately with the conveners for an additional two-hour seminar on Wednesdays. One hour is devoted to a review of the preceding Thursday’s colloquium discussion, and one hour to preparation for the colloquium the following day.
Students are asked to write short reaction papers weekly, and each student is asked to make two or more oral presentations to the seminar during the term. Assessment is based on participation, reaction papers, presentations, and a final term paper.
Admission to the seminar is only by permission of the conveners. Students wishing to take the colloquium for credit should send their applications via e-mail to Omar Andron <owa207@nyu.edu> between July 1 and July 31, stating their background in law and philosophy and their interest in the colloquium. The application should use the subject line: Colloquium in Legal, Political, and Social Philosophy Application for Fall 2024. Please indicate which program you are enrolled in. Students not in the School of Law or Department of Philosophy at NYU should check with Academic Services about eligibility to register.
Colloquium 2025
Professors Liam Murphy and Samuel Scheffler
August 28th
Michael Otsuka, Rutgers University
September 4th
Christine Korsgaard, Harvard University
September 11th
Japa Pallikkathayil, University of Pittsburgh
September 18th
Melissa Schwartzberg, NYU
September 25th
Cecile Laborde, Oxford University
October 9th
T.M. Scanlon, Harvard University
October 16th
Deborah Hellman, University of Virginia
October 23rd
Lucas Stanczyk, Harvard University
October 30th
Miranda Fricker, NYU
November 6th
Jeremy Waldron, NYU
November 13th
Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Georgetown University
November 20th
Wendy Salkin, Stanford University
Past papers
Fall 2024
Fall 2023
Fall 2022
Fall 2021
Fall 2020
Fall 2019
Fall 2018
Fall 2017
Fall 2016
Fall 2015
Fall 2014
Fall 2011
Fall 2010
Fall 2009
Fall 2007
Fall 2006
Fall 2005
Fall 2003
Fall 2002
Fall 2001