WELCOME to the Penn State Dickinson School of Law Law & Philosophy Society blog. The primary purpose of LPS is to advance knowledge and understanding of, and promote interest in, the interdisciplinary study of legal, moral, and political philosophy. Members of LPS are encouraged to participate in periodic reading groups and informal discussions, and in all cases to become active contributors to the Society.
Begun in January 2006 by a small group of students and faculty, the Law & Philosophy Society has already generated considerable interest during its nascency. Our first semester’s discussions were centered around a variety of topics, ranging from legal realism and postmodernism to the ethics of cloning and stem cell research.
Last year, members read Steven Smith’s Law’s Quandary, which asks the question whether we truly believe in “The Law” as a consecrate ethos, or whether our homage to The Law is merely pretense, and our beliefs more properly consonant with the legal realist perspective. Each meeting — held roughly every two weeks — brought participants into increasingly deeper discussion on the question posed by Smith. In addition to discussing the book itself, participants were strongly encouraged to propose discussion topics complementary to the reading.
Students, faculty, and staff of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law are always welcome to attend LPS meetings! Please contact Amber Sizemore if you have any questions: ajs535@psu.edu.
