Ronald Dworkin (1931–2013)

Author of Law's Empire

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About the Author

Ronald Dworkin lives in New York and in London, and has a joint appointment at New York University, where he is a professor both in the law school and the philosophy department, and at University College London

Includes the names: R. Dworkin, R. M. Dworkin, Ronald Dworkin, Dworkin Ronald

Image credit: Credit: David Shankbone, Brooklyn Book Festival, Sept. 14, 2008

Works by Ronald Dworkin

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Law's Empire (1986) 536 copies

Taking Rights Seriously (1977) 495 copies, 1 review

Justice for Hedgehogs (2011) 290 copies, 1 review

Life's Dominion: An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom (1993) 256 copies, 1 review

Sovereign Virtue: The Theory and Practice of Equality (2000) 177 copies, 1 review

A Matter of Principle (1985) 159 copies, 1 review

Religion without God (2013) 129 copies, 3 reviews

The Philosophy of Law (1977) — Editor — 124 copies

Freedom's Law: The Moral Reading of the American Constitution (1996) 119 copies

Is Democracy Possible Here?: Principles for a New Political Debate (2006) 102 copies, 4 reviews

Justice in Robes (2006) 82 copies

The Legacy of Isaiah Berlin (2001) — Editor — 70 copies, 1 review

Dworkin and His Critics (2004) 22 copies

The Supreme Court Phalanx: The Court's New Right-Wing Bloc (2008) 15 copies, 1 review

A Badly Flawed Election: Debating Bush V. Gore, the Supreme Court, and American Democracy (2002) 12 copies

La comunidad liberal (1996) 11 copies

Etica privada e igualitarismo politico/ Foundations of Liberal Equality (Pensamiento Contemporaneo/ Contemporary… (1990) 10 copies

I fondamenti del liberalismo (1996) 9 copies

A Bill of Rights for Britain: Why British Liberty Needs Protection (Counterblasts) (1990) 4 copies

O direito da liberdade (2019) 3 copies

Objectivity and Truth: You'd Better Believe It 1 copy

Report from hell (Review of Nunca Mas) 1 copy

Civil Disobedience 1 copy

El Imperio del Derecho: 302707 (CLA-DE-MA / Filosofía) (2022) 1 copy

Sovereign Virtue_ The Theory and Practice of Equality. 1 copy

Suicide assisté : le mémoire des philosophes 1 copy

Die falsche Angst, Gott zu spielen. Viele lehnen Gentechnik ab - nun ist es an der Zeit, die herrschenden… 1 copy

Hart's Postscript and the Character of Political Philosophy 1 copy

Izbrane razprave 1 copy

Liberalism 1 copy

Liberalismo, Constitución y Democracia [340.1 / DOW] (2003) 1 copy

The Model of Rules I and II 1 copy

Confidence in the Law (Inaugural Lecture) (1971) 1 copy

Equality and the Modern Economy (2000) 1 copy

Do We Have a Right to Pornography? 1 copy

What is Equality? Part 1: Equality of Welfare 1 copy

What is Equality? Part 2: Equality of Resources 1 copy

Justice and the good life 1 copy

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Associated Works

A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law (1997) — Contributor — 360 copies, 3 reviews

Western Philosophy: An Anthology (1996) — Author, some editions — 198 copies

The Best American Essays 1992 (1992) — Contributor — 139 copies

The Grim Reader: Writings on Death, Dying, and Living On (1997) — Contributor — 61 copies

Trials of the Resistance (1970) — Contributor — 29 copies

Isaiah Berlin: A Celebration (1991) — Contributor — 17 copies

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Canonical name: Dworkin, Ronald
Legal name: Dworkin, Ronald Myles
Other names: DWORKIN,, Ronald Myles
DWORKIN, Ronald
Birthdate: 1931-12-11
Date of death: 2013-02-14
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Place of death: London, England, UK
Cause of death: leukemia
Education: Harvard College (AB | 1953)
Magdalen College, Oxford University (BA)
Harvard Law School (LL.B | 1957)
Occupations: philosopher of law
university professor
Relationships: Hand, Learned (employer and mentor)
Quine, Willard Van Orman (teacher)
Organizations: New York University
University College London
Yale University
University of Oxford
Awards and honors: Fellow, British Academy (1979)
Honorary Queen's Counsel
Rhodes Scholar
Balzan Prize (2012)
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1979)
Fellow, American Philosophical Society (2008) (show all 10)
Jefferson Medal (2005)
Luhmann Medal (2006)
Holberg Prize (2007)
Henry M. Phillips Prize (1994)

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Religion without God by Ronald Dworkin

Dworkin was a very clear writer. Loved the style. The substance is fascinating. Makes me wish all philosophers wrote in this tone.

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chuff | 2 other reviews | Feb 28, 2022 |

Is Democracy Possible Here?: Principles for a New… by Ronald Dworkin

Ronald Dworkin seems to be pleading for the introduction of common sense into the political debate in our Country, but any immediate resolution seems far down the road. Overall, I felt this was a somewhat uninspired, boring discussion of underlying principles which could lead to reaching agreement by those on the left and those on the right, and thereby lead to a functioning democracy instead of the partisan divide we presently have in Washington D.C.

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rsutto22 | 3 other reviews | Jul 15, 2021 |

Justice for Hedgehogs by Ronald Dworkin

Justice for Hedgehogs has a picture of a hedgehog on it. The image is quite adorable but that is not the point that the author is trying to make. Written by Ronald Dworkin, Justice for Hedgehogs attempts to show that morality is not something one is capable of making compromises on while still being upstanding. The idea for the title is from a quote made famous by Isaiah Berlin. Foxes know a lot of things while hedgehogs know one big thing. The author argues that being ethical requires you to have a central tenet that you follow.

There isn't really much more to say without making this an essay so I won't go into specifics. The book was really enjoyable, 5 out of 5.… (more)

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Floyd3345 | Jun 15, 2019 |

Is Democracy Possible Here?: Principles for a New… by Ronald Dworkin

I could not follow his tortured sentence structure. I found it very difficult to track his thought processes from one point to the next.

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DonaldPowell | 3 other reviews | Feb 5, 2019 |

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