He is particularly well known for his interpretation of the philosophy of John Stuart Mill, arguing that Mill's utilitarianism is compatible with recognizing the importance of rights.[1]
Booksedit
Moral Aspects of Legal Theory : Essays on Law, Justice and Political Responsibility. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN978-0-521-43244-3 ISBN [2]
Translated into Spanish as Aspectos morales de la teoria juridica : ensayos sobre la ley, la justicia y la responsabilidad políticaISBN978-84-7432-601-7
Rights, Welfare, and Mill's Moral Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.ISBN9780195082180[4]
Ethics and the Rule of Law. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press, 1984. ISBN978-0-521-27712-9 Held in over 1000 worldCat libraries.[5]
Personal page on the Boston U. website 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
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david, lyons, philosopher, this, biography, living, person, relies, much, references, primary, sources, please, help, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediat. This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources David Lyons philosopher news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message David Lyons born February 6 1935 is an American moral political and legal philosopher who is emeritus professor of philosophy and of law at Boston University David LyonsBorn 1935 02 06 February 6 1935 age 89 EraContemporary philosophyRegionWestern philosophyMain interestsPhilosophy of law moral philosophy political philosophy Contents 1 Education and career 2 Philosophical Work 3 Books 4 References 5 External linksEducation and career editLyons earned his Ph D in philosophy from Harvard University where he studied under John Rawls He taught at Cornell University from 1964 until 1995 when he joined the BU faculty 1 His former students include David O Brink Philosophical Work editHe is particularly well known for his interpretation of the philosophy of John Stuart Mill arguing that Mill s utilitarianism is compatible with recognizing the importance of rights 1 Books editMoral Aspects of Legal Theory Essays on Law Justice and Political Responsibility Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999 ISBN 978 0 521 43244 3 ISBN 2 Translated into Spanish as Aspectos morales de la teoria juridica ensayos sobre la ley la justicia y la responsabilidad politica ISBN 978 84 7432 601 7 Mill s Utilitarianism Critical Essays editor Lanham Md Rowman amp Littlefield 1997 ISBN 978 0 8476 8783 1 3 Rights Welfare and Mill s Moral Theory New York Oxford University Press 1994 ISBN 9780195082180 4 Ethics and the Rule of Law Cambridge Cambridgeshire Cambridge University Press 1984 ISBN 978 0 521 27712 9 Held in over 1000 worldCat libraries 5 Translated into Polish as Etyka i rzady prawa ISBN 978 83 7261 058 4 Rights editor The Wadsworth series in social philosophy Belmont Calif Wadsworth Pub Co 1979 ISBN 978 0 534 00600 6 6 Translated into Spanish as Etica y derecho ISBN 978 84 344 1521 8 In the Interest of the Governed A Study in Bentham s philosophy of utility and law Oxford Clarendon Press 1973 ISBN 978 0 19 824503 2 7 Forms and Limits of Utilitarianism Oxford Clarendon Press 1965 ISBN 978 0 19 824197 3 8 References edit David Lyons Philosophy WorldCat WorldCat WorldCat WorldCat WorldCat WorldCat WorldCatExternal links editPersonal page on the Boston U website Archived 2010 04 14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Lyons philosopher amp oldid 1144128085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
