Event
27/04/2021
17:30 - 18:30
Online
Philosophical and Theological Sources of ‘The Common Good’
The first lecture in The D'Arcy Lectures 2021 series, delivered by Revd Dr Patrick Riordan, Senior Fellow in Political Philosophy and Catholic Social Thought.
Authors such as Adrian Vermeule, Michael Sandel and Jonathan Sachs invoke ‘The Common Good’ in recent publications. It is increasingly heard in the discussion of law’s purpose, and in the critique of contemporary politics. What does it mean? This lecture explores the philosophical and theological sources of the concept, from Aristotle’s introduction of the notion in his Politics, and its adoption in Christian Theology to being a pillar of Catholic Social Teaching today.
Accompanying lecture notes.