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David SchmidtzAffiliation: Center for the Philosophy of Freedom Title: Kendrick Professor of Philosophy, Eller Chair of Service-Dominant Logic Type of Affiliation: Faculty David Schmidtz is editor of Social Philosophy & Policy and Head of the Department of Political Economy & Moral Science at the University of Arizona. After graduating from Arizona in 1988, he spent the next three years at Yale as Assistant Professor, then three more as Associate Professor. Since then, he enjoyed three semesters at Bowling Green in Philosophy and the Social Philosophy and Policy Center, a semester as Visiting Professor at McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, and a semester teaching first year property at Florida State College of Law. He was named Phi Beta Kappa National Scholar in 2014. He was the founding Director of the Arizona Center for Philosophy of Freedom. Dave has won fundraiser of the year awards from both the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the University. Dave thanks all those who fund his research, as listed in the Acknowledgements sections of his published essays. Here are some samples of his work on PROPERTY, MORALITY, CAPITALISM, COMMUNISM, POLITICS, ENVIRONMENT, EQUALITY, and JUSTICE.
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Books Authored by David Schmidtz
Every species has its tools for survival. To say "no man is an island" is to say that without trade, we would live... Read more |
Is it rational to be moral? How do rationality and morality fit together with being human? These questions are at the heart... Read more |
Extensively revised and expanded in this second edition, Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works... Read more |
Using a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, -- A Brief History of Liberty... Read more |
This volume collects thirteen of David Schmidtz's essays on the question of what it takes to live a good life, given... Read more |
What is justice? Questions of justice are questions about what people are due, but what that means in practice depends on... Read more |
The issue of social welfare and individual responsibility has become a topic of international public debate in recent years... Read more |
The most widely accepted justification for political authority is that coercive institutions are necessary to provide for... Read more |
Research Papers by David Schmidtz
Presentations by David Schmidtz
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"The Return of Ethics" | January 15, 2016 - 7:00pm | Moscow | Russia |
A Brief History of Property Rights | September 10, 2011 (All day) | Bucharest | Romania |
Adam Smith on Freedom | March 1, 2012 (All day) | Prague | Czech Republic |
Beyond Economics: Questions of Fairness | January 1, 1998 (All day) | Baltimore | United States |
Course on Elements of Justice | July 1, 2004 (All day) | Almaty | Kazakhstan |
Diminishing Marginal Utility | July 1, 1995 (All day) | New Orleans | United States |
Elements of Justice | December 18, 2017 - 4:00pm | Seoul | South Korea |
Environmental Conflict Resolution | June 1, 1997 (All day) | London | United Kingdom |
Environmental Conflict Resolution | January 1, 2001 (All day) | New York | United States |
Environmental Ethics and Property Law | January 1, 1994 (All day) | Cleveland | United States |
Experimental Philosophy | July 1, 1989 (All day) | Marseille | France |
Functional Property, Real Justice | May 1, 2010 (All day) | Ankara | Turkey |
Functional Property, Real Justice | November 9, 2009 (All day) | Berlin | Germany |
Guarantees | January 1, 1996 (All day) | Kirchberg | Australia |
Hayek Against Justice | November 1, 2011 (All day) | Washington | United States |
Ideal For Real: Realistic Hopes for American Politics | October 17, 2012 (All day) | Ithaca | United States |
Lectures on A Brief History of Liberty | August 1, 2009 (All day) | Canberra | Australia |
Lectures on A Brief History of Liberty | March 1, 2008 (All day) | Los Angeles | United States |
Lectures on A Brief History of Liberty | June 1, 2008 (All day) | Kfar Blum | Israel |
Lectures on A Brief History of Liberty | April 1, 2007 (All day) | Cambridge | United Kingdom |
Lectures on Elements of Justice | May 1, 2004 (All day) | Providence | United States |
Lectures on Elements of Justice | March 1, 2004 (All day) | Alanta | United States |
Lectures on Elements of Justice | December 1, 1999 (All day) | New Haven | United States |
Lectures on Elements of Justice | October 1, 2004 (All day) | Guatemala City | Guatemala |
Lectures on Elements of Justice | October 1, 2004 (All day) | Singapore | Malaysia |
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Videos by David Schmidtz
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Colloquium Series: May 15, 2012David Schmidtz from the University of Arizona Freedom Center. Tom and Vi Zapara from the School of Business at La Sierra University. |
Doctoral Students
Name | Current Post | Topic | Year | |
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Gregory Robson PhD Candidate |
PhD Candidate |
Justice | 2017 |
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Sameer Bajaj PhD Candidate |
PhD Candidate |
Liberalism | 2017 |
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Dan Shahar Doctoral Candidate |
University of Arizona |
The Ecology of Right Action | 2016 |
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John Thrasher |
Monash University |
Social Contract | 2013 |
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Daniel Silvermint |
University of Connecticut |
Oppression | 2012 |
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Chris Freiman |
William & Mary |
Moral Theory & Psychology | 2010 |
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Chris Brown |
National U of Singapore |
Kantian Virtue | 2008 |
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Jason Brennan Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor |
Georgetown University |
Moral Theorizing | 2007 |
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Matt Bedke |
University of British Columbia |
Normativity | 2007 |
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Cara Nine |
University College Cork |
Morality of Borders | 2005 |
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Steve Scalet |
University of Baltimore |
Liberal Justice | 1999 |
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Rhonda Smith |
Air Force Academy |
Self-respect | 1999 |
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Linda Radzik Associate Professor |
Texas A&M University |
Normativity | 1997 |
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Lainie Ross |
University of Chicago |
Justice for Children | 1996 |
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Walter Glannon Canada Research Chair |
University of Calgary |
Free will | 1995 |