In this discussion we will explore the history, evolution, and current import of “public virtues.” Questions addressed will include: What are public virtues? Who decides which virtues are public, private or both? Do virtues change or evolve? Why is the concept of “public virtue” important to collective or societal identities…to democracy?

Dr. Brandon Metroka is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Pre-Law Advisor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX. Prior to coming to UIW, he completed his PhD and undergraduate studies at Syracuse University (NY) and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (PA). He also served in the U.S. military, completing two tours of Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2005-2006, 2009) via active duty service through the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. His solo and co-authored work has been published in the Justice System Journal, American University International Law Review, and Washington & Lee Law Review. He is a contributor to and co-editor of Free Speech Theory: Understanding the Controversies (2020).

Dr. Judith Norman is a Professor of Philosophy at Trinity University.  Her area of research is the history of philosophy, and she has published translations of works by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.  She is helping set up programs teaching philosophy in the community, in particular in public elementary schools and local prisons.  She is involved with Jewish Voice for Peace, which works for justice in Palestine.

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