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Events › Conference on Thomas West’s Political Theory of the American Founding
Dr. Tom West
Dr. Tom West

Conference on Thomas West’s Political Theory of the American Founding

November 3 - November 4, 2017

Attend the conference on Dr. Thomas G. West’s new book, The Political Theory of the American Founding.   Events will include Dr. West as the keynote speaker and three panel discussions.

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Schedule

November 3

7:30 p.m.

Keynote address: "The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom"

Dr. Thomas West
Searle Center, Hillsdale College

November 4

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Panel: Natural Rights or a Blend of Disparate Traditions?

James Stoner, Louisiana State University
David Raney, Hillsdale College
Thomas West, Hillsdale College
Lane 124

November 4

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Panel: The Founders on Marriage and the Family

Allan Carlson, Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society
Phillip Muñoz, University of Notre Dame
Thomas West, Hillsdale College
Lane 124

November 4

1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Panel: The Founders on Markets & Regulations

Hans Eicholz, Liberty Fund
Charles Steele, Hillsdale College
Thomas West, Hillsdale College
Lane 124

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