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Sponsored by BU Law and BU's Department of Philosophy
The conference will feature many outstanding scholars in law and philosophy who will deliver papers and commentaries, along with a response by Professor David Lyons. The Boston University Law Review will publish the principal papers and proceedings.
David B. Lyons is Law Alumni Scholar and Professor of Law and Philosophy at Boston University, where he has taught since 1995. Previously, he was a distinguished faculty member of Cornell University from 1964 to 1995. He has published a number of significant books in moral, political and legal theory, including The Forms and Limits of Utilitarianism (Clarendon Press, 1965); In the Interests of the Governed: A Study in Bentham’s Philosophy of Utility and Law (Clarendon Press, 1973); Ethics and the Rule of Law (Cambridge University Press, 1984); Moral Aspects of Legal Theory (Cambridge University Press, 1993); and Rights, Welfare, and Mill’s Moral Theory (Oxford University Press, 1994). He also has written numerous important articles in these fields, both in law reviews and philosophy journals.
All – including not only professors, law students, graduate students, and undergraduates, but also alumni and members of the public – are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee, but if you plan to attend, please RSVP to Andrea Larsen, alarsen@bu.edu. If you have academic questions about the program, please contact Professor James E. Fleming, jfleming@bu.edu. |
