The Weaponization of Expertise
Freiburg Lectures on Staatswissenschaft and Philosophy of Law
Directions
- Date: Dec 16, 2025
- Time: 06:15 PM - 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dennis Patterson (Rutgers University, USA)
- Dennis Patterson is Board of Governors Professor of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA. He is also Professor of Legal Philosophy at Surrey Law School in Guildford, UK.
- Location: University of Freiburg/Germany, Haus zur lieben Hand
- Room: Großer Saal
- Host: Department of Political Science and Philosophy of Law at the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the MPI-CSL
- Contact: c.hillemanns@csl.mpg.de
The lecture is based on his recent book, The Weaponization of Expertise (MIT 2025). In his talk, Dennis Patterson will provide a precis of the argument of the book and concentrate on the pathologies of the progressive, elite mindset.
- External guests are kindly requested to register their participation with conference@csl.mpg.de.