Samuel Freeman (philosopher)
Samuel Freeman | |
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| Education | |
| Education | Harvard University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Thesis | Contractarianism and fundamental rights (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Rawls |
| Philosophical work | |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Main interests | Legal philosophy |
Samuel Freeman is an American philosopher, Avalon Professor of the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a leading authority on the philosophy of John Rawls and also writes in political and legal philosophy, from a Rawlsian perspective.