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]
Arthur Ripstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arthur Stephen Ripstein 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 |
Books
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Arthur Ripstein". University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
- ^ Wood, Allen. "Force and Freedom: Kant's Legal and Political Philosophy". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.