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Prof. Arthur Ripstein

Affiliation

University of Toronto

Academy or College

Academy of the Arts and Humanities

Year Elected

2010

Ripstein, Arthur - Law and Philosophy - University of Toronto
Arthur Ripstein is an international leader in the fields of legal and political philosophy. He is the world’s most significant interpreter of Immanuel Kant’s political philosophy. He is the author of Equality, Responsibility and the Law (1999) and Force and Freedom: Kant’s Legal and Political Philosophy (2009) as well as numerous articles and book chapters.

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Ripstein, Arthur - Law and Philosophy - University of Toronto
Arthur Ripstein is an international leader in the fields of legal and political philosophy, and one of Canada’s most important philosophers. He is the world’s most significant interpreter of Immanuel Kant’s political philosophy, and he uses this historical grounding in his contemporary work to show how best to understand the notion of responsibility, both morally and legally. He is the author of Equality, Responsibility, and the Law (1997) and Force and Freedom: Kant’s Legal and Political Philosophy (2009) as well as over 50 essays in journals and edited volumes.