Arthur Ripstein
American philosopher
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Arthur Stephen Ripstein (born 12 June 1958) is a Canadian philosopher and Professor of Law and Philosophy and University Professor at the University of Toronto where he is Howard Beck QC Chair in law.[1] He is known for his works on Kantian philosophy and is a winner of Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize.[2]
Born
June 12, 1958
Arthur Stephen Ripstein
June 12, 1958
SpouseKaren Weisman
AwardsKillam Prize (2021)
EducationUniversity of Manitoba (BA)
Yale Law School (LLM)
University of Pittsburgh (PhD)
Yale Law School (LLM)
University of Pittsburgh (PhD)
Arthur Ripstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arthur Stephen Ripstein June 12, 1958 |
| Spouse | Karen Weisman |
| Awards | Killam Prize (2021) |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Manitoba (BA) Yale Law School (LLM) University of Pittsburgh (PhD) |
| Thesis | Explanation and Empathy in Commonsense Psychology (1986) |
| John Haugeland | |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Kantianism | |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
Doctoral students | Helga Varden |
Main interests | Legal philosophy, political philosophy |
Books
- Private Wrongs (Harvard University Press, 2016)
- Rules for Wrongdoers (Oxford University Press, 2021)
- Kant and the Law of War (Oxford University Press, 2021)
- Force and Freedom: Kant's Legal and Political Philosophy (Harvard University Press, 2009)
- Equality, Responsibility and the Law (Cambridge University Press, 1998)