Conference: “Realism and Idealism” (April 5-6, 2019)

Conference Schedule:

Friday, April 5, (Hill Memorial Library)

3:30 -5:00 pm, Keynote Lecture: Catherine Zuckert, “Two Forms of Realism?”

5:00 pm, Crawfish Reception

Saturday, April 6, (French House, Honors College)

9:00-9:45 am, breakfast

10:00 – 11:15 am, Panel One: Maura Cowan and Joseph Hebert, “Idealism: Plato and More”

11:15-11:45 am, coffee break

11:45 am – 1:00 pm, Panel Two: Jason Maloy and Nicholas Capaldi, “Realism: Machiavelli and Hayek”

1:00-2:00 pm, lunch

2:00- 3:00 pm, Panel Three: Catherine Zuckert, “Realism and Idealism”

Conference Details:

On behalf of the Eric Voegelin Institute (and our co-sponsor: the Intercollegiate Studies Institute), I’m very pleased to announce a student conference at Louisiana State University on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6: “Realism and Idealism: a conference on philosophy, politics, and economics.”

We begin Friday afternoon at 3:30 pm with a keynote lecture by Professor Catherine Zuckert of Notre Dame University. [insert bio]  The lecture will be held in Hill Memorial Library on the LSU campus, and a crawfish boil reception will follow.

On Saturday we will have three sessions, with discussions led by faculty panelists, focusing on classic texts that have explored our theme.  Panels will begin at 10:00 am and will conclude at 3:00 pm. Panelists include: Nicholas Capaldi (PhD, Columbia University), Legendre-Soulé Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola University, New Orleans; Maura Cowan (PhD candidate, Tulane University), Instructor of Philosophy, Tulane University; Joseph Hebert (PhD, University of Toronto), Professor of Political Science at St. Ambrose University; and Jason Maloy (PhD, Harvard University), Kaliste Saloom Endowed Chair in Political Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  Panels will be held at the French House, home of the LSU Ogden Honors College.   A continental breakfast will be available beginning at 9:00 am, and lunch will be served.

The conference is open to undergraduate and graduate students and faculty from any university in the region.  There is no registration fee, but to guarantee breakfast and lunch please pre-register by sending an email to voegelin@lsu.edu with (1) your name, (2) your email address, and (3) your university affiliation.  For additional information, feel free to contact me at poston@lsu.edu or call the number below.

Parking is available on the LSU campus in the lot behind the Visitor’s Center at the corner of Highland and Dalrymple; also, there should be room in the garage attached to the Barnes and Noble bookstore.  (On Saturday, you should be able to park on the streets if you prefer.)

We hope you can join us for what we anticipate will be a lively and enlightening couple days.