Lack of affordable health care continues to plague many Americans. Although Congress passed legislation intended to remedy this situation, the fate of this legislation remains undecided as some law-makers seek to have it repealed. At the heart of the debate are two questions: do we, in fact, have a right to health care? And if so, what does such a right entail? These are the questions which Norman Daniels addresses in his lecture.
Gwen Bradford, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Rice University, and 2013-2014 Center for Ethics and Public Affairs Faculty Fellow, earned her doctorate from Yale University in 2010. Her work is in ethics and value theory, and the central focus of her research is to investigate the nature of achievements and what makes them valuable. She also pursues interests in normative ethics, the history of moral philosophy, philosophy of sports, and epistemology.
David Lefkowitz is Associate Professor of Philosophy and of Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL) and serves as Coordinator of the Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law (PPEL) Program at the University of Richmond. He specializes in political and social philosophy as well the philosophy of law and has published a number of scholarly articles in these areas in journals such as Ethics, Utilitas, and Legal Theory.
Barbara H. Fried, is William W. and Gertrude H. Saunders Professor of Law at Stanford University. Her scholarly interests lie at the intersection of law, economics, and philosophy. She has written extensively on questions of distributive justice and in the areas of tax policy, property theory, and political theory. Professor Fried is a three-time winner of the John Bingham Hurlbut Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Nathan Tarcov, is Professor of Social Thought and Political Science in the College at University of Chicago. He is also a Director of the Political Theory Workshop and the Leo Strauss Center. His scholarly interests include history of political theory, education and family in political theory, and principles of U.S. foreign policy.