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Rawlsian Liberalism in Context(s) - A Symposium
Engaging the Philosophical Foundations of Politics and Public Policy

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Baker Center, Toyota Auditorium

Exploring John Rawls’s political thought in relation to economic theory and 
political economy, analytic philosophy, American pragmatist thought, 
normative theorizing of American foreign policy and international relations, and 
theological ethics and political theology.

Saturday, February 27

9-10:3O AM    
Paul Weithman, Professor of Philosophy, Notre Dame University
"John Rawls and Political Theology/Theological Ethics"

10:45-12:15 PM     
Jerry Gaus, James E. Rogers Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona
"John Rawls and Political Economy/Economics In The 20th Century"

1:45-3:15 PM    
Richard Miller, Professor of Philosophy, Cornell University
"John Rawls and American Foreign Policy/International Relations"

3:30-5:00 PM    
Robert Talisse, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, 
Vanderbilt University
"John Rawls and American Pragmatism(s)"

Sponsored by the UT Office of Research, the College of Law, the Baker Center 
for Public Policy, the departments of Philosophy and Political Science, and the 
American Studies program and the Center for the Study of Social Justice and 
the Matchette Foundation.