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Israeli philosopher (1939–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Raz FBA (/rɑːz/; Hebrew: יוסף רז; born Joseph Zaltsman; 21 March 1939 – 2 May 2022) was an Israeli legal, moral and political philosopher. He was an advocate of legal positivism and is known for his conception of perfectionist liberalism. Raz spent most of his career as a professor of philosophy of law at Balliol College, Oxford, and was latterly a part-time professor of law at Columbia University Law School and a part-time professor at King's College London.[1] He received the Tang Prize in Rule of Law in 2018.
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Born | Joseph Zaltsman (1939-03-21)21 March 1939 |
Died | 2 May 2022(2022-05-02) (aged 83) London, England |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MJur) Balliol College, Oxford (DPhil) |
Awards | Tang Prize (2018) |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Legal positivism Perfectionist liberalism |
Institutions | Hebrew University University of Oxford Columbia University King's College London |
Thesis | The Concept of Legal System (1967) |
Doctoral advisor | H. L. A. Hart |
Main interests | Legal and political philosophy |
Notable ideas | Perfectionist liberalism |
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