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CO-SPONSORED EVENTS HELD AT THE HUMANITIES CENTER
Holy War in the Bible—and After
Tuesday April 24, 2012 | 07:30 -09:30 PM | Stanford Humanities Center
The Aaron Roland Endowed Lecture
Michael Walzer, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study
Holy War in the Bible - and After
One of America’s foremost political thinkers, Michael Walzer has written about a wide variety of topics in political theory and moral philosophy, including political obligation, just and unjust war, nationalism and ethnicity, economic justice, and the welfare state. He has played a critical role in the revival of a practical, issue-focused ethics and in the development of a pluralist approach to political and moral life. Walzer’s books include Just and Unjust Wars (1977), On Toleration (1997), and Arguing About War (2004); he has served as editor of the political journal Dissent for more than three decades. Currently, he is working on issues having to do with international justice and the new forms of welfare and also on a collaborative project focused on the history of Jewish political thought.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies and the Stanford Humanities Center
Reflection from the philosopher Michael Walzer on the Holy War tradition in the Bible and later culture.
Holy War in the Bible—and After
Tuesday April 24, 2012 | 07:30 -09:30 PM | Stanford Humanities Center
The Aaron Roland Endowed Lecture
Michael Walzer, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study
Holy War in the Bible - and After
One of America’s foremost political thinkers, Michael Walzer has written about a wide variety of topics in political theory and moral philosophy, including political obligation, just and unjust war, nationalism and ethnicity, economic justice, and the welfare state. He has played a critical role in the revival of a practical, issue-focused ethics and in the development of a pluralist approach to political and moral life. Walzer’s books include Just and Unjust Wars (1977), On Toleration (1997), and Arguing About War (2004); he has served as editor of the political journal Dissent for more than three decades. Currently, he is working on issues having to do with international justice and the new forms of welfare and also on a collaborative project focused on the history of Jewish political thought.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies and the Stanford Humanities Center
Reflection from the philosopher Michael Walzer on the Holy War tradition in the Bible and later culture.
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The Calendar of Events lists events sponsored and co-sponsored by the Stanford Humanities Center. For a more comprehensive listing of university-wide events, see the Stanford Event Calendar.