Interactive philosophy.

A program of philosophical convenings on counsel, virtue, and the formation of those who give advice.

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THE IDEA

Salomon proceeds from a simple conviction: that the people who advise others - lawyers, consultants, investors, executives - bear an obligation to be formed, not only trained. Technical competence is necessary; it is not sufficient. Counsel without virtue is merely persuasion.

Salomon is the space in which that formation is attempted, lucidly and among equals.

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HOW IT WORKS

Salomon is convened by Tarik Briki, graduate of the École Normale Supérieure and philosopher by formation, with a small team of collaborators. The format is deliberately unhierarchical: a host opens a question, participants respond, and the discussion proceeds d'égal à égal - peer to peer, without lecture.

Subjects rotate. Virtue, justice, the nature of obligation, the ethics of representation, the philosophical history of contract. The conversations are serious. The atmosphere is not solemn.

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AN INVITATION

Details of upcoming Salomon convenings will be listed here. Participation is by invitation; expressions of interest are welcome.

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Salomon is not a service of Adelphe. It is a parallel undertaking, sustained by the firm because it expresses something the firm believes about the practice of counsel.