Conservatism and Theodicy

The Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought 2025

11 February 17:00
Examination Schools

Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought 2025

For the Way Things Are: In Search of a Defensible Conservatism

Professor Eric Nelson 

(Robert M. Beren Professor of Government, Harvard University)

 

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Carlyle Lectures 2025

Lecture 1: The Conservative Dilemma 

Lecture 2: Conservatism and Theodicy 

Lecture 3: Relational Conservatism 

Lecture 4: “The Paradox of Conservative Justice” 

Lecture 5: Conservatism and The Way Things Are 

Lecture 6: The Legitimacy of Expectations