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The political thought of Judith Shklar

Fri 16 September 2022

King's College Cambridge

September 17th, 2022, marks 30 years since the sudden death of Judith Shklar (1928-1992), Professor of Political Theory and John Cowles Professor of Government at Harvard University. Shklar was a twentieth-century political thinker who redefined and interrogated central concepts in the history of political thought, including utopia, ideology, citizenship, liberalism, cruelty, and injustice. Known by her friends as ‘Dita’, Shklar was popular among fellow political theorists. Today we continue to grapple with the legacy of Shklar, particularly the relationship between her experience of exile and her focus on evil, as well as her distinctively negative and sceptical methodology. This conference brings together specialists to discuss Shklar's work and what it means to us today.

A full timetable will be released before the event.

Keynote speakers: Bernard Yack and Sam Ashenden

Other confirmed speakers: Edward Hall, Henry Radice, Samuel Zeitlin, Amadeus Ulrich, Eleanor Pickford, David Enoch, and Rebecca Buxton

Cost: 0

Enquiries and booking

Please note that booking is required for this event.

*ONLINE PARTICIPATION*

We are hoping to allow people to participate virtually on zoom. If you wish to join us online, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/s1WJQJvmhwLmFDP88.

If we are able to facilitate online participation, then we will send a timetable and a zoom link two weeks before the conference.

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Timing

Live Stream In person

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Fri 16 September 2022 12:30PM - 12:30PM on Sat 17 September 2022

Venue

Address: King's College Cambridge
The Audit Room
King's Parade
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1ST