November 2, 2024
Presented by Professor Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor to The Atlantic. He has written books on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Louis Brandeis and William Howard Taft. His most recent book is The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America.
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2:30pm, Rubendall (Concert by Dickinson Music Faculty to Follow)
James Madison on How to Avoid Destructive Factions in American Democracy
James Madison said the purpose of the Constitution was to avoid factions, which he defined as any group animated by passion rather than reason. In this lecture, Rosen will explore how social psychology inspired Madison’s conviction that balance and moderation were necessary for the constitution of the individual and the constitution of the state.
Further information
- Location: Rubendall Recital Hall
- Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- Cost: Free