Anscombe on Justice

For the past several years, the University of Pennsylvania has had the privilege of housing and organizing Elizabeth Anscombe's personal archive, which includes over 600 catalogued items. During this time, Collegium Institute has collaborated with the Department of Philosophy to organize a number of events and conferences that have promoted research on various aspects of Anscombe’s thought.

For this year's conference, we will be exploring the contemporary significance of Anscombe's writings on the topic of justice. These writings span the course of her career and address many of her major philosophical concerns, such as the nature of moral obligation, the recovery of virtue ethics, the concept of murder and just war, the dignity of human life, and the sources of normativity.

Invited Speakers:

• John Haldane (University of St Andrews) 

• Claire Finkelstein (University of Pennsylvania) 

• Fr. David Goodill, OP (University of Oxford)

• Katharina Nieswandt (Concordia University)

• Joshua Stuchlik (University of St Thomas)

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Time: 9 am – 5 pm

Location: ARCH Building, Room 108

Schedule

9:00 – 10:15 John Haldane, "Anscombe, Natural Law, Justice and the Law"

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:45 Katharina Nieswandt, "What Is A Common Good?"

11:45-12:45 Lunch

12:45 – 2:00 David Goodill, "Language and Right: Anscombe on the Recognition of Human Dignity"

Break

2:15 – 3:30 Joshua Stuchlik, “On Having Blood on One’s Hands: Anscombe, Absolutism, and Dirty Hands”

3:30-3:45 Break

3:45 – 5:00 Claire Finkelstein, Title Forthcoming

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Anscombe, Intention, and Cooperation with Evil

The conference will be preceded by the Collegium Institute Annual Anscombe Lecture on Friday, April 12th at 7 PM. 

This year's lecture will be given by Fr. Kevin Flannery, SJ (Pontifical Gregorian University) on the topic “Anscombe, Intention, and Cooperation with Evil.” A reception will follow.