August 10, 2026

Faculty Workshop

September 4, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm To be held in Hariri, room 570. Sahar Akhtar will present. Lunch will be served. To attend, please email the director […]
April 18, 2026

Assessing the Politicization of Business

Assessing & Addressing the Politicization of Business GISME Templeton Symposium Saturday, April 25, 2026 · 8:00 AM – 5:15 PM · Hariri Building, Room 350 · Georgetown University RSVP (needed […]
April 18, 2026

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A Templeton-funded research conference exploring the politicization of business and its implications for markets, ethics, and public policy.
April 15, 2026

A Templeton-funded research conference exploring the politicization of business and its implications for markets, ethics, and public policy.
January 20, 2026

Faculty Workshop – Samuel Schmitt (Brown University)

Samuel Schmitt (Brown University) will present a paper titled “A Theory of Harmony in Market Society.” Abstract: Two strains of thought, market-oriented liberals and their religious critics, disagree on the […]
January 20, 2026

Faculty Workshop – Sahar Akhtar (Georgetown University)

Topic TBA. In the Hariri building, room 570. Lunch will be served. To register to attend, please email the director of the institute, Michael Douma, at
January 20, 2026

Faculty Workshop – Mark Hoipkemier (Notre Dame)

Mark Hoipkemier (Notre Dame University) will present a paper called “The Natural Division of Labor: A Proposal.” In the Hariri building, room 570. Lunch will be served. To register to […]
January 20, 2026

Faculty Workshop – Luke Semrau (Bloomsburg University)

Luke Semrau will present his new paper titled “Against Market Individualism”. Abstract: Theories of the market’s moral limits presuppose Market Individualism, the idea that specific markets are suitable objects of […]
January 20, 2026

Faculty Workshop – John Hasnas (Georgetown)

John Hasnas will present his paper “Second Thoughts About First Principles: A Critique of the Contemporary Conception of the Principle of Legality.” The workshop will be held in the Hariri […]
December 5, 2025

Workshop on Teaching Professional Business Ethics

This event will be held in the Hariri buliding, room 360. Thursday (May 28) Session 1 – 9:00 am – 10:30 am: Overview: Rationale and Normative Core (Leader: Jason Brennan/John […]
November 12, 2025

Faculty Workshop – Peter Jaworski

Peter Jaworski (Georgetown/ GISME) will present a paper titled “Paid and Priceless: Toward an ethics-first theory of commodity identification.” Guests are welcome. Lunch will be provided. To reserve a spot, […]
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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. Carmen Pavel (King’s College London) will present her paper titled “Ethical Expertise in Public Policy“. Lunch will be served. To attend, please email […]
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 […]