September Conference — Princeton reflects on Scottish Common Sense Philosophy and USA's Natural Law Theory

Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy
at Princeton Theological Seminary

Scottish Common Sense Philosophy
and the Natural Law Tradition in America

was an important intellectual event
for American historical self-understanding
September 6-8, 2011

Conference Website




Thursday 6th September
KEYNOTE I -- ‘Piety and Science: the Princeton Tradition of Christian Education’
Prof Gordon Graham, Henry Luce III Professor of Philosophy and the Arts, Princeton Theological Seminary
Respondent, Prof Leigh Schmidt, Edward Mallinckrodt University Professor, Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, Washington University in St. Louis

Friday 7th September
KEYNOTE II -- ‘Protestantism, Ethics and Natural Law: two perspectives’
Prof Jennifer Herdt, Professor of Christian Ethics, Yale Divinity School
Dr Stephen J Grabill, Director of the Acton Institute
Chair/Commentator, Prof John Bowlin, Rimmer and Ruth De Vries Professor, Princeton Theological Seminary

KEYNOTE III -- ‘Thomas Reid, Morality and Common Sense’
Prof Keith Lehrer, Regents Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, University of Arizona
Respondent, Dr Esther Kroeker, Center for Logic, University of Leuven

Saturday 8th September
KEYNOTE IV -- ‘Reid, Knowledge, Faith and Scepticism’
Prof Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology Emeritus, Yale University
Respondent: Prof Rene van Woudenberg, Dean of the Philosophy Department, Free University, Amsterdam

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Common Sense, Natural Law and America: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Relevance
The conference program includes an afternoon and evening of lectures and discussions open to the general public as well as conference participants, with keynote speakers Daniel R Robinson and Alan L Keyes. Panelists include Jennifer Herdt, Jeffrey Stout and Hadley Arkes. No registration is needed. For full details visit the Public Events page.

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Sunday 9th September
CONFERENCE WORSHIP SERVICE

KEYNOTE V -- ‘Ethics, Religion and Education’
Prof Dawn De Vries, John Newton Thomas Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond
Respondent: Professor Sam Fleischacker, Professor of Philosophy and Director of Jewish Studies, University of Illinois-Chicago
This conference has been made possible through the generous support of Theresa Khuri and the Foundation that is being created of which she will be honorary chairman.