3:00 - 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, September 26, 2018
PSU Ballroom East
The fact of pluralism: How much unity, how much diversity?
How can people with diverse and often irreconcilable beliefs about ultimate truth and about what it means to live well peacefully coexist in the same political community? How much unity and consensus is required? Should our expectations about common values and commitments be kept to a minimum, or does our shared political life require thick commonalities? To what extent, if any, should dissenters from majoritarian norms be exempt from the operation of broad, generally applicable laws?
Presenters
Mark Smith
Chair, Department of History and Government
Cedarville University
Rob Spirko
Senior Lecturer, Department of English
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Virgina Tallent
Assistant City Solicitor
City of Cincinnati
Eugene Walls
Associate Professor, Social Work
University of Denver