The 18th Annual John F. Scarpa Conference on Law, Politics and Culture, 02/26
鈥淎ntihumanism and the Post-Political Condition鈥
Monday, February 26
4:00鈥6:00 p.m.
Laurence E. Hirsch 鈥71 Classroom (Room 101)
John F. Scarpa Hall
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The 18th Annual John F. Scarpa Conference on Law, Politics and Culture will feature , senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. His books include the New York Times bestseller听Shop Class as Soulcraft:听An Inquiry Into the Value of Work听(The Penguin Press, 2009), The World Beyond Your Head:听On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2015)听and听Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road (Mariner Books, 2020).听His shorter听writings have appeared in numerous press and outlets such as UnHerd, Compact Magazine, The New Atlantis and his own Substack, Archedelia. Patrick Brennan, the John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic Legal Studies and professor of law, will provide a response.
Crawford suggests society is heading toward a way of governing where leaders make decisions themselves instead of adhering to the democratic process. Common sense is considered less important, diminishing the majority's political influence. Some developments in human sciences, such as smart-driving cars, portray society as being stupid, obsolete, fragile and hateful. These four antihumanism ideas, which criticize traditional human-centric views, support each other and shape the thinking of our leaders. The result is that our society is adopting strange and unsettling forms of control.
The Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board has approved this symposium for听1.5 ethics CLE credits. Please note registration prior to the event is required for CLE credit. A reception will follow the event in the Ambassador David F. Girard-diCarlo 鈥73 and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo 鈥74 Student Lounge.
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Co-sponsored by the Collegium Institute for Catholic Thought & Culture
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