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Associate Professor of Government
Silsby 230
Lucas.A.Swaine@dartmouth.edu
B.A., Philosophy and Political Studies, University of Manitoba
M.A., Political Studies, University of Manitoba
D.Phil., Social and Political Thought, University of Sussex
A.M., Ph.D., Political Science, Brown University
Recent publications
- The Liberal Conscience: Politics
and Principle in a World of Religious Pluralism (Columbia University
Press, 2006).
- "The Mohammed Caricatures: Liberalism vs. Islam?" openDemocracy.net, March
3, 2006
- "Political Theory and the Conduct of Faith: Oakeshott on Religion and
Public Life," Contemporary Political
Theory, Vol. 4, No. 1: 63-82, 2005.
- "A Liberalism of Conscience," Journal of Political Philosophy,
Vol. 11, No. 4: 369-91, 2003.
- "Institutions of Conscience: Politics and Principle in a World of Religious
Pluralism," Ethical Theory and Moral
Practice, Vol. 6, No. 1: 93-118, 2003.
- "How Ought Liberal Democracies to Treat Theocratic Communities?" Ethics, Vol. 111, No. 1: 302-43,
2001.
- "The Secret Chain: Justice and Self-Interest in Montesquieu's Persian Letters," History of Political Thought, Vol.
22, No. 1: 84-105, 2001.
- Lecture Series (as Gifford Research Fellow): "Theocracy: Conscience,
Conflict, and the Promise of Liberalism," St. Salvator's College, University of
St. Andrews, U.K., October-November 2000.
Research interests
- Political philosophy
- History of political thought
- Religion and politics
- Law and ethics
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