What is the Common Good?

Dr Tara Isabella Burton will discuss 'What is the Common Good?' as the seventh event of The Common Good Project's Conversation Series exploring the common good. As author, journalist, and theologian, Dr Burton will discuss a range of topics, including the role of culture in the common good. 

The Common Good Project seeks to foster a discussion on the relationship between law, society, and the common good. The Project begins its efforts by exploring the common good from an array of perspectives. The Project hosts a weekly conversation series with legal theorists, philosophers, policy makers, cultural commentators, economists, and others. 

Suggested readings for Dr Burton's discussion include the following essays:

• Postliberal Epistemology (Comment Magazine)

• Eat Me, Drink me, Like Me (The New Atlantis)

• Bad Traditionalism (Commonweal)

• On Good Parties (Breaking Ground)

Tara Isabella Burton, BA, MSt, DPhil (Oxon) is the author of Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World. 

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