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Ronald Dworkin
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American legal philosopher (1931-2013)
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Ronald Dworkin was an American lawyer, philosopher, and jurist associated with analytic philosophy. He was born in Worcester in 1931 and died in London in 2013 from leukemia. Dworkin was educated at Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and Magdalen College. His professional career included positions at the University of Oxford, New York University, and University College London.
He received the Holberg International Memorial Prize, Balzan Prize, Rhodes Scholarship, and Guggenheim Fellowship. Dworkin was a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. His notable works include *Taking Rights Seriously*, *La comunidad liberal*, *Humanities in review*, and *Religión sin dios*. He was influenced by John Rawls and worked in the fields of statute and political philosophy.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 71
Top works
- Taking Rights Seriously
- La decision judicial : el debate Hart-Dworkin
- La comunidad liberal
- Humanities in review
- Religión sin dios
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Key facts
- Born
- Ronald Myles Dworkin , ( 1931-12-11 ) December 11, 1931, Worcester, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- February 14, 2013 (2013-02-14) (aged 81), London , England
- Awards
- Henry J. Friendly Medal (2005), Holberg International Memorial Prize (2007), Balzan Prize (2012)
- Education
- Harvard University ( AB , JD ) Magdalen College, Oxford ( BA )
- Era
- Contemporary philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Analytic , Legal interpretivism
- Institutions
- Yale University University of Oxford University College London New York University
- Doctoral students
- Jeremy Waldron
- Main interests
- Jurisprudence political philosophy
- Notable ideas
- Law as integrity fit and justification in law right answer thesis legal interpretivism rights as trumps
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Worcester
- Place of death
- London
- Employer
- University College London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- professor
- Field of work
- statute
- Movement
- analytic philosophy
- Image
- Ronald Dworkin at the Brooklyn Book Festival.jpg
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- Ronald Dworkin
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1931-12-11
- date of death
- 2013-02-14
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Ronald Dworkin
- influenced by
- John Rawls
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Ronald Myles Dworkin (/ˈdwɔːrkɪn/; December 11, 1931 – February 14, 2013) was an American legal philosopher, jurist, and scholar of United States constitutional law. At the time of his death, he was Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University and Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London. Dworkin had taught previously at Yale Law School and the University of Oxford, where he was the Professor of Jurisprudence, successor to philosopher H. L. A. Hart.
An influential contributor to both philosophy of law and political philosophy, Dworkin received the 2007 Holberg International Memorial Prize in the Humanities for "his pioneering scholarly work" of "worldwide impact". According to a survey in The Journal of Legal Studies, Dworkin was the second most-cited American legal scholar of the twentieth century. After his death, Harvard legal scholar Cass Sunstein said Dworkin was "one of the most important legal philosophers of the last 100 years. He may well head the list."
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