On December 16, 2025 at 8:30 a.m., an invited lecture by our colleague Mgr. Jakub Švec, PhD., will take place at the Hussite Theological Faculty of Charles University in Prague, conducted at the request of the Dean of the Faculty doc. ThDr. Jiří Vogel, Th.D., on the topic of normative conflicts between individual and collective interest in the political economy of classical and social liberalism.
Key information about the event
The lecture entitled “Normative Conflicts between Individual and Collective Interest in the Political Economy of Classical and Social Liberalism” will focus on the relationship between individual and collective interests within different forms of liberalism and the way in which these conflicts are reflected in the field of political economy.
Thematic focus
The content of the lecture will focus mainly on the normative foundations of classical and social liberalism, their understanding of the autonomy of the individual and the collective, and the tensions that arise in the enforcement of individual rights in the context of a wider social interest. The lecture will offer an analytical view of these conflicts within political economy.
Aim and nature of the event
The aim of the lecture is to offer an expert reflection on the normative tensions between individual and collective interests in the field of political economy and to contribute to a better understanding of the social nature of normativity in the context of the relationship between individual and collective autonomy. The event is intended for the professional and wider academic public interested in philosophy, theology, political theory and related disciplines.
Final factual data
Date and time: 16/12/2025 at 8:30 a.m.
Venue: Room L307, Hussite Theological Faculty of Charles University, Pacovská 350/4, 140 21 Prague 4
organizer: Hussite Theological Faculty of Charles University, The Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
* The event takes place within the project VEGA 2/0118/24 “The social nature of normativity as a starting point for explaining the relationship between individual and collective autonomy”
