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September 5, 2025 • Oxford University Press

Debating Libertarianism: What Makes Society Just?

By Jason Brennan
Debating Libertarianism offers readers a sustained debate between two leading political philosophers over which vision of society–Rawlsian left-liberalism or libertarianism–is best and most just. In this crucial and timely book, […]
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September 5, 2025 • BBC World Service

America: The human plasma factory

Featuring Peter Jaworski
Journalist Kathleen McLaughlin needs $15,000-a-dose medication to treat her rare autoimmune condition. While she sits for hours at a time, just down the block is one of over 1000 commercial […]
August 8, 2025

Faculty Workshop – Carmen Pavel

To be held in Hariri, room 570. Paper topic TBA. Lunch will be served. To attend, please email the director of the institute, Michael Douma at
August 8, 2025

Faculty Workshop – Bas Van der Vossen

To be held in Hariri, room 570. Bas Van der Vossen (Chapman Unviersity) will present a paper titled “Affirmative Action and Liberal Rights”. Lunch will be served. To attend, please […]
August 8, 2025

Faculty Workshop – Joseph Porter

To be held in Hariri, room 570. We will discuss Joseph Porter’s paper, titled “Is Democracy the Most Stable Political System”. Lunch will be served. To attend, please email the […]
August 8, 2025

Faculty Workshop – Sahar Akhtar

To be held in Hariri, room 570. Sahar Akhtar (Georgetown University) will present a paper titled “Merit, Demeaning Actions, and Reaction Qualifications.” Lunch will be served. To attend, please email […]
February 25, 2025 • McDonough School of Business

Office Hours: Evaluating the True Impact of Seemingly Good Acts

Featuring Jason Brennan
by Maria Camila Gutierrez What does it truly mean to do good? Jason Brennan, Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor, explores the ethical complexities of doing good in Questioning […]
February 12, 2025

Faculty Workshop – John Hasnas

John Hasnas (Georgetown/ GISME) will present a paper titled “Second Thoughts about First Principles: A Critique of the Contemporary Conception of the Principle of Legality.” Guests are welcome. Lunch will […]
February 1, 2025

Faculty Workshop – Travis Quigley

Travis Quigley (Arizona) will discuss his paper, “The Case for Place-Based Liberalism.” Visitors are welcome. Lunch will be served. To attend, please email the director of the institute, Michael Douma, […]
December 10, 2024

Workshop on Teaching Professional Business Ethics

May 29 and 30, 2025 Agenda: Thursday: Session 1 – 9:00 am – 10:30 am: Overview: Rationale and Normative Core (Leader: Jason Brennan/John Hasnas) An explanation of the rationale undergirding […]
November 2, 2024

Legal Philosophy and Constitutional Theory Junior Scholar Conference

The Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics is co-sponsoring this event with the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. Please reach out to Arielle Vertsman <> with any […]
August 28, 2024

Faculty Workshop – Rebecca Lowe (Mercatus Center)

Title: “Speaking Freely and Speaking Truthfully” Abstract: I begin by accepting that speaking freely is probably the most valuable activity to the societal acquisition of truth. But I quickly conclude […]
August 28, 2024

Faculty Workshop – Keith Hankins (Chapman University)

Dr. Keith Hankins will present a paper titled “Four Dimensions of Realism in Normative Political Theory” Abstract: It has become common for political theorists to distinguish between two broad approaches […]
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August 28, 2024

Common Law Liberalism (Oxford University Press, 2024)

By John Hasnas
In conventional political philosophy, law is understood as consciously created rules that are a necessary mechanism for regulating the excesses of the free market. Although coercive in nature, law is […]
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