Samuel Freeman (philosopher)

Samuel Freeman
Education
EducationHarvard University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ThesisContractarianism and fundamental rights (1985)
Doctoral advisorJohn Rawls
Philosophical work
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
Main interestsLegal 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.