The Political Thought of C.B. Macpherson

September 4, 2013

Friday, September 13, 2013
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
3130 Sydney Smith Hall
Dept. of Political Science
100 St. George St., Toronto

GENERAL SEATING – Doors open at 1:45 p.m.

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A panel on the political thought of C.B. Macpherson on the occasion of the reissuing of his books by the Oxford and University of Toronto Press, each book with a new introduction by U of T Political Science faculty.

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Speakers:

• Frank Cunningham, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy, University of Toronto
• Nelson Wiseman, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto
• Ed Andrew, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Toronto
• Rob Ballingall, Graduate Student, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
• Ronnie Beiner,, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, Mississauga will chair the panel

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One of the preeminent political thinkers of the 20th Century, Macpherson’s academic career began as a student and continued as a professor in the U. of T. Department of Political Economy (and then Political Science). His books, most translated into several languages, include Democracy in Alberta, The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism, Democratic Theory, The Life and Time of Liberal Democracy, Burke, and The Rise and Fall of Economic Justice.