Jeremy Waldron b. 1953
Jeremy Waldron (born 1953) is a New Zealand philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy and Political Philosophy.
Jeremy Waldron is a New Zealand-born British and American legal and political philosopher, University Professor at the New York University School of Law and emeritus Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford. Law and Disagreement defended a strong democratic case against judicial review of legislation on rights, on the basis of his thesis that reasonable disagreement on rights is an enduring feature of any free society and so should be settled by the political institutions in which equal citizens disagree as equals. His later The Harm in Hate Speech, Dignity, Rank, and Rights, and One Another's Equals have extended his concerns to dignity, hate speech, and the philosophical foundations of basic equality.
Key facts
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy, Political Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Jeremy Waldron:
“Reasonable disagreement on rights is the condition under which any free society must be governed.”
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Attributed to Jeremy Waldron:
“Judicial review of legislation on rights is not the cure for democratic disagreement; it is one of its forms.”
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Attributed to Jeremy Waldron:
“Hate speech is a public dignitary harm, not merely a private offense.”
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“Basic equality is harder to defend than to assume; the philosophical work is mostly still to be done.”
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Attributed to Jeremy Waldron:
“Rank, in the older meaning, has been generalized; we are all of equal rank now, or we are not equal at all.”
Frequently asked about Jeremy Waldron
- When was Jeremy Waldron born?
- Jeremy Waldron was born in 1953.
- Where was Jeremy Waldron from?
- Jeremy Waldron is a New Zealand philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Jeremy Waldron associated with?
- Jeremy Waldron is associated with Analytic Philosophy and Political Philosophy.
- What is Jeremy Waldron known for?
- Jeremy Waldron is a New Zealand-born British and American legal and political philosopher, University Professor at the New York University School of Law and emeritus Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, Oxford.
- How many quotes are attributed to Jeremy Waldron?
- There are 7 attributed quotations from Jeremy Waldron in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.