invitation to a philosophy talk

The CEU Philosophy Department cordially invites you to a talk by Martin Kusch (University of Cambridge) on "Towards a Political Philosophy of Risk" Wednesday, 27 September, 5.00 pm , Philosophy Department Zrinyi str. 14 /room 412 Abstract: All societies need to make decisions concerning risks. Some of these decisions are substantive, others are procedural. Political philosophies of risk should have something to say on both substantive and procedural issues. Obviously, political philosophies of risk cannot be free-standing; typically they will be offshoots of more general positions in political philosophy. It is striking and perhaps surprising to note that very few contemporary strands of political philosophy contain explicit prescriptions on how to deal with risk and uncertainty. The exception to this rule is the direction committed to 'deliberative democracy'. In this paper I shall review, and critically discuss, the two most important proposals for a political philosophy of risk within this broad school of thought. Kriszta Biber Department Coordinator Philosophy Department Tel: 36-1-327-3806 Fax: 36-1-327-3072 E-mail: biberk(a)ceu.hu