Professor of Philosophy, UMass Lowell
Expertise
Ethics (Theoretical and Applied), Philosophy of Law, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Research Interests
Ethics; Law and ethics of war, self-defense, and punishment; Philosophy of religion.
Just War theory; Law and ethics of personal self-defense and also self-defense as justification for war; Moral justifications for punishment; Evolutionary theories of ethics; Relationship between science and religion.
The Supreme Court's originalists have taken over − here's how they interpret the Constitution
Sep 26, 2023 03:56 am UTC| Law
Today a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices are either self-described originalists or strongly lean toward originalism. Yet less than 50 years ago, originalism was considered a fringe movement, hardly taken seriously...
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