| Arthur Ripstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arthur Stephen Ripstein (1958-06-12)June 12, 1958 |
| Spouse | Karen Weisman |
| Awards | Killam Prize (2021) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba (BA) Yale Law School (LLM) University of Pittsburgh (PhD) |
| Thesis | Explanation and Empathy in Commonsense Psychology (1986) |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| School or tradition | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
| Doctoral students | Helga Varden |
| Main interests | Kantian philosophy |
| Notable works | Force and Freedom: Kant's Legal and Political Philosophy Private Wrongs Kant and the Law of War |
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. He is known for his works on Kantian philosophy and is a winner of Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize.
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)
References
- "Arthur Ripstein". University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
- Wood, Allen. "Force and Freedom: Kant's Legal and Political Philosophy". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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