Join the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy for the first installment in its Philosophy, Politics and Economics Lecture Series: “Obedience to the Unenforceable: The Surprising Continuing Relevance of Lord Moulton” on Thursday, September 28, in Bellamy 180.
Lord Moulton famously argued that there are some choices that are up to us, and some choices made by formal laws, enforced by the police. But the way to judge the success of a society is the size of “middle country,” the one whose borders are undefended. Those are the rules we all know, and mostly obey, even though they are not enforced.
In this talk, Duke University Professor of Political Science Michael Munger, Ph.D., will explore if our “middle country” can survive in the 21st century.
Dr. Munger earned his Ph.D. in economics from Washington University in St. Louis. He was a staff economist for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) before moving to academia.
Prior to arriving at Duke in 1997, he held political science appointments at Dartmouth College, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Munger’s research interests include the morality of exchange and the working of the new “Middleman Economy.” He has published over 200 papers and articles, as well as seven books.
This lecture is presented in partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences.