Arthur Ripstein | |
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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 |
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]