Truth, Power, and the Foundations of Democracy

Truth, Power, and the Foundations of Democracy is an interdisciplinary project aimed at addressing questions such as: What role should truth have in a just and democratic society? How important are claims to truth for resisting unjust social practices? Can democracies effectively handle problems related to misinformation and limited information?

Register here to join the discussion this summer on the campus of Dartmouth College.

1. Workshop #1: Tuesday, July 9-10, 2019
2. Workshop #2: Wednesday, July 24-25, 2019
3. David Enoch public lecture: Friday, July 26
4. Workshop #3: August 6-7, 2019

Truth, Power, and the Foundations of Democracy 2019 summer workshop series is co-organized by J. Russell Muirhead (Dartmouth Government) and David Plunkett (Dartmouth Philosophy).

Sponsors include:
The Leslie Humanities Center, The Political Economy Project, The Dartmouth Ethics Institute, The Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, The Dartmouth Department of Philosophy, The Dartmouth Department of Government