Liberal Universalism & the Dilemma of Development
Thurs. March 24, 2011 :::: 4:00 - 5:30 PM :::: MUB Theater I
Speaker: Thomas McCarthy
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Northwestern University
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More about Thomas McCarthy
McCarthy's major research interests are in social and political philosophy, German philosophy, and critical theory. He is the author of The Critical Theory of Jürgen Habermas, Ideals and Illusions, Critical Theory, and Race, Empire, And the Idea of Human Development. Additionally, he is the general editor of the series Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
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Co-Sponsors:
Center for the Humanities
School of Law: Social Justice Institute
Department of Philosophy
Department of Communication
Department of Sociology
Department of History
Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
European Cultural Studies
Humanities Program
Comm-entary: UNH Student Journal of Communication