Post-Liberalism in Conversation: To Recover or Overcome Liberalism

with Laura K. Field and Adrian Pabst

Present manifestations of the liberal tradition have evolved considerably from the conceptions of classical liberals such as John Stuart Mill and John Locke. While many may view the evolution of liberal thought as a refinement of a fundamentally good foundation, contemporary challenges contend that the foundations themselves warrant reconsideration and that the time for adopting an alternative model to the liberal order is quickly approaching. How lost are the classical liberal practices and thinking and do we need to recover them? Is there merit to the arguments of critics of liberalism and is it time to move beyond liberalism into something different? Something new?

This speaker series, organized by the Illiberalism Studies Program and the Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom at the George Washington University, proposes to provide a space for intellectually stimulating discussions surrounding liberal and non-liberal ideologies. We want to promote substantive discussion of political and economic visions for the future. By facilitating open dialogues, this series seeks to transcend ideological boundaries and foster a deeper comprehension of each other's viewpoints. _