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Joshua Cohen (philosopher)
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Joshua Cohen is an American philosopher specializing in political philosophy
. He is Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society and professor of political science, philosophy, and law at Stanford University
. At Stanford, Cohen is also program leader for the Program on Global Justice at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Much of his work concerns philosophy of law, political philosophy
, democratic theory, especially deliberative democracy
, and global justice
. Previously a professor of political science and philosophy at MIT, he was educated at Yale University
and Harvard University
, where he earned his PhD under the direction of John Rawls
.
He is also co-editor of the Boston Review
as well as of many short anthologies based on articles first published in the journal. He also frequently takes part in video discussions with other media personalities, for the site BloggingHeads.tv
.
Political philosophy
Political philosophy is the study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it...
. He is Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society and professor of political science, philosophy, and law at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. At Stanford, Cohen is also program leader for the Program on Global Justice at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Much of his work concerns philosophy of law, political philosophy
Political philosophy
Political philosophy is the study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it...
, democratic theory, especially deliberative democracy
Deliberative democracy
Deliberative democracy is a form of democracy in which public deliberation is central to legitimate lawmaking. It adopts elements of both consensus decision-making and majority rule. Deliberative democracy differs from traditional democratic theory in that authentic deliberation, not mere...
, and global justice
Global justice
Global justice is an issue in political philosophy arising from the concern that the world at large is unjust.-Context:The broader philosophical context of the global justice debate, in both its contemporary and historical forms, is the issue of impartiality...
. Previously a professor of political science and philosophy at MIT, he was educated at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where he earned his PhD under the direction of John Rawls
John Rawls
John Bordley Rawls was an American philosopher and a leading figure in moral and political philosophy. He held the James Bryant Conant University Professorship at Harvard University....
.
He is also co-editor of the Boston Review
Boston Review
Boston Review is a bimonthly American political and literary magazine. The magazine covers, specifically, political debates, literature, and poetry...
as well as of many short anthologies based on articles first published in the journal. He also frequently takes part in video discussions with other media personalities, for the site BloggingHeads.tv
Bloggingheads.tv
Bloggingheads.tv is a political, world events, philosophy, and science video blog discussion site in which the participants take part in an active back and forth conversation via webcam which is then broadcast online to viewers...
.
Books
- On Democracy (with Joel Rogers), Penguin Books, Middlesex, England, 1983.
- Inequity and Intervention: The Federal Budget and Central America (with Joel Rogers), South End PressSouth End PressSouth End Press is a non-profit book publisher run on a model of participatory economics. It was founded in 1977 by Michael Albert, Lydia Sargent, John Schall, Pat Walker, Juliet Schor, Mary Lea, Joe Bowring, and Dave Millikan, among others, in Boston's South End...
, Boston, 1986. - Rules of the Game (with Joel Rogers), South End PressSouth End PressSouth End Press is a non-profit book publisher run on a model of participatory economics. It was founded in 1977 by Michael Albert, Lydia Sargent, John Schall, Pat Walker, Juliet Schor, Mary Lea, Joe Bowring, and Dave Millikan, among others, in Boston's South End...
, Boston, 1986. - Associations and Democracy (with Joel Rogers), London, Verso, 1995.
- Philosophy, Politics, Democracy: Selected Papers, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2009.
- Rousseau: A Free Community of Equals, Oxford University Press, New York, 2010.
- Is Multiculturalism Bad For Women?, with Matthew Howard and Martha Nussbaum, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1999.
- The New Inequality, with Joel Rogers. Beacon Press, Boston, 1999.
- The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Papers, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2010.
External links
- Cohen's Biography from Stanford
- Video debates featuring Cohen on Bloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tv is a political, world events, philosophy, and science video blog discussion site in which the participants take part in an active back and forth conversation via webcam which is then broadcast online to viewers...
- Joshua Cohen Playlist Appearance on WMBR's Dinnertime Sampler radio show April 2, 2003
- Radio interview on Philosophy TalkPhilosophy TalkPhilosophy Talk is a talk radio program co-hosted by John Perry and Ken Taylor, who are professors at Stanford University. The show is also available as a podcast, available for purchase. The program deals both with fundamental problems of philosophy and with the works of famous philosophers,...