Philosophy of Law

We had a tremendous showing at last week's Philosophy of Law discussion. The pizza was piping hot and the conversation was spirited. After an hour of group discussion the event was officially concluded, although many gathered in small groups and continued the conversation.

The questions we explored cycled round and round. What does the history of war reveal about human nature? Is this human nature good? Is it changeable? What makes a just war? Is there ever such a thing as just war? And if all wars are unjust, how else can conflict be resolved? Is this possible given our human nature? And so on and so on.

Four faculty members joined and were a boon to the conversation - Sharon Mattila, Scott Segrest, our Dean (and acting club advisor) Tom Kennedy, and discussion leader Michael Papazian. Following the discussion time, it was suggested that we look into bringing notable pacifist/just war proponent/realist to debate the issue as a campus event. Several names were suggested, and it is our hope as officers to follow through with this goal.

As a first event, this was a tremendous success! It is our hope that every participant felt welcomed to join the discussion and bettered by it. But it is true that sometimes written discourse is needed, so if you have a thought from last Thursday night's discussion that you didn't get to share, or lingering questions or thoughts, reply to this post and keep the conversation going...

-tricia

International Philosophy (Monty Python

And as far as I'm concerned, Wittgenstein is Germanic enough to count.