The further details for an upcoming academic conference under this title can be found here. You’ll be able to see at once from these details what my reasons are for publicizing the conference. First: it is organized by the Manchester Centre for Political Thought (MANCEPT) and I am a member of that fine Centre. Second: I like to draw attention to the activities of blogger friends of mine – in this case, Chris Bertram of Crooked Timber, who will be presenting one of the papers.