Social Justice Isn't What You Think It Is

Bradley Lecture by Michael Novak

Monday, May 09, 2011 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036

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"Social justice" is one of the terms used most often in ethical and political discourse. It is also a term used with the least care. Michael Novak, the George Frederick Jewett Chair Emeritus at AEI, will discuss the origin, early development, and contemporary misuses of "social justice," and propose a return to its original meaning as a new virtue of association.

Agenda

5:15 p.m.
Registration

5:30
Introduction:

ARTHUR C. BROOKS, AEI

Lecture:

MICHAEL NOVAK, AEI

Question and Answer

7:00
Adjournment and Wine and Cheese Reception

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Speaker Biography

Michael Novak, a theologian, author, and former US ambassador, is the George Frederick Jewett Chair Emeritus in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy at AEI and a visiting scholar at Ave Maria University. He is the 1994 recipient of the million-dollar Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. Mr. Novak has written twenty-six influential books on the philosophy and theology of culture, especially the essential elements of a free society. His writings have appeared in every major Western language, and in Bengali, Korean, and Japanese. Mr. Novak’s masterpiece, The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism, was published underground in Poland in 1984; after 1989 in Czechoslovakia, Germany, China, Hungary, Bangladesh, and Korea; and many times in Latin America. His latest book is No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers. For his work and influence, he has received many international awards.

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Arthur C.
Brooks

Arthur C. Brooks is the president of AEI. Until January 1, 2009, he was the Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government Policy at Syracuse University. He is the author of ten books and many articles on topics ranging from the economics of the arts to applied mathematics. His most recent books include The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future (Basic Books, May 2010), Gross National Happiness (Basic Books, 2008), Social Entrepreneurship (Prentice-Hall, 2008), and Who Really Cares (Basic Books, 2006). Before pursuing his work in public policy, Mr. Brooks spent twelve years as a professional French hornist with the City Orchestra of Barcelona and other ensembles.

Mr. Brooks is the author of the new book, The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise, published on May 8th 2012.
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Michael
Novak

Michael Novak, a philosopher, theologian, and author, is the 1994 recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. He has been an emissary to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. He has written twenty-seven books on the philosophy and theology of culture, especially the essential elements of a free society. His latest book is No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers (Doubleday, 2008).
Phone: 2028625838
Email: mnovak@aei.org