Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Using our time-tested Aspen method of text-based moderated dialogue, seminar participants engage in a structured dialogue grounded in classic and contemporary writings, law cases, and works of literature, including works by Plato, Aristotle, Hannah Arendt, Martin Luther King, Jr., Mohammed Asad, Pope Benedict XVI, Friedrich Hayek, Aung San Suu Kyi, Vaclav Havel, and Paul Tillich.
Seminar participants are a curated mosaic of 18 distinguished individuals chosen from a variety of fields who bring a wealth of personal and professional experience to the discussion. They are often leaders in their respective communities who have reached a point where they are ready to take pause from their often hectic daily routine, and revisit the values and ideals that guide their work.
Justice & Society
Seminar Details
Each year, the Justice & Society Seminar convenes a diverse group of participants to explore what we mean by justice and how a just society should structure its legal, judicial, and political institutions.
Senior Advisor for Humanistic Studies and Practices
Seminars
History
Co-founded in 1979 by the late Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun after he attended the Executive Seminar, the Justice and Society Seminar has provided the space and tools for leaders from across the ideological spectrum to deliberate and build more productive discourse ever since. Participants explore and examine their values and beliefs in light of their professional and personal experiences, including conversations of: law, morality, and justice; personal autonomy and responsibility; religion and the law; race, gender, and justice; and international and transnational justice. The seminar space is limited to 18 participants. Both lawyers and those outside of formal legal careers are welcome.
Past moderators and participants have included Supreme Court justices, state and federal judges, distinguished law professors and public servants (elected and non-elected), corporate general counsels, and corporate and non-profit leaders.
Questions?
Reach out to Kat Godfrey, Director of the Justice, Society, & Democratic Institutions Initiative.
