Samuel Freeman

		Department of Philosophy
		Samuel Freeman

Professor of Philosophy
and Law

tel: 215-898-9052
fax: 215-898-5576
office: 492 Logan Hall
email: sfreeman (at) sas.upenn.edu

Research Areas:

• Social and Political Philosophy
• Moral Philosophy
• Philosophy of Law


		Research
		Samuel Freeman works in social and political philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of law. He is currently writing a book on John Rawls, and also papers on globalism and distributive justice. He is also editing John Rawls’s Lectures in Political Philosophy for publication. He is working on longer term projects on contractarianism, the varieties of liberalism, and judicial review and the role of the courts in a democracy.


		Representative Publications
		"Illiberal Libertarians: Why Libertarianism is not a Liberal View" Philosophy and Public Affairs, 30, 2 (Spring 2001), 105-151. “John Rawls: An Overview,” in The Cambridge Companion to Rawls, Samuel Freeman, ed., 1-61. “Deliberative Democracy: A Sympathetic Comment,” Philosophy and Public Affairs, 29, 4 (Fall 2000 issue), 371-418
		“Utilitarianism, Deontology, and the Priority of Right,” Philosophy and Public Affairs, 23, 4 (Fall 1994), pp.313-349.
		“Original Meaning, Democratic Interpretation, and the Constitution,” Philosophy and Public Affairs, 21, 1 (Winter 1992), pp.3-42.
		“Reason and Agreement in Social Contract Views,” Philosophy and Public Affairs, 19, 2 (Spring 1990), pp.122-157.

		Recent and Current Courses
		The Social Contract
		Political Philosophy
		Philosophy of Law
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