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Four Great Philosophers
of Law
May 8-11, 2005
Castle Neuwaldegg, Vienna, Austria
Following his trip to Slovakia
as visiting professor at the
Catholic University of Ruzomberok,
Dr.
Russell Hittinger returned
to the Neuwaldegg Institute
to lead a conference entitled
"Four Great Philosophers
of Law". Participants were
drawn from graduate departments
of law, philosophy and political
science from most Central and
Eastern European countries.
There were 60 participants in
all.
On this occasion Professor
Hittinger examined four great
but diverse legal minds: Aquinas,
Locke, Hobbes, and Kant. The
work of these philosophers has
done much to frame the contemporary
legal and political discussion
of natural law and natural rights.
Using a format of intense classroom
study coupled with seminar discussions,
Professor Hittinger contrasted
these thinkers and developed
a synthetic assessment of their
relevance to contemporary scholarly
debate
Go
here to read some testimonials
from participants
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