On September 17, Dr. Nicholas Capaldi will visit the campus to speak on “The Lockean Liberty Narrative vs. the Rousseau Equality Narrative, and How These Narratives Explain Everything.”
Professor Capaldi is the Legendre-Soulé Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola University, New Orleans. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has taught at a variety of universities in the USA and around the world, including Columbia University, Queens College, City University of New York, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the National University of Singapore.
His principal research and teaching interest is in public policy and its intersection with political science, philosophy, law, religion, and economics. He is the author of seven books, including The Two Narratives of Political Economy (2010), John Stuart Mill: A Biography (2004), and America’s Spiritual Capital (2012).
Professor Capaldi’s talk is sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship. More about Dr. Capaldi here.