CURRENTS: Michael Nance

The Dresher Center’s CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now lunchtime series showcases exciting new faculty work in the humanities in a dynamic and inter-disciplinary setting.

Erhard's Theory of Revolution

Michael Nance, Associate Professor, Philosophy; Fall 2024 Residential Faculty Fellow

In his 1795 book On the Right of the People to a Revolution, the German philosopher Johann Benjamin Erhard gives a theory of political revolution and an account of the conditions under which revolution is morally justified. In this talk, Michael Nance gives a brief overview of Erhard’s theory, its philosophical motivations, and its contemporary relevance.

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