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Simmons, Alan John was born on May 4, 1950 in Dover, New Jersey, United States. Son of Alan Gleason and Jessie May Simmons.
( John Locke's political theory has been the subject of m...)
John Locke's political theory has been the subject of many detailed treatments by philosophers and political scientists. But The Lockean Theory of Rights is the first systematic, full-length study of Locke's theory of rights and of its potential for making genuine contributions to contemporary debates about rights and their place in political philosophy. Given that the rights of persons are the central moral concept at work in Locke's and Lockean political philosophy, such a study is long overdue.
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(The characteristic features of clear argumentation and ca...)
The characteristic features of clear argumentation and careful scholarship that have been hallmarks of the philosophy of A. John Simmons are everywhere evident in this collection. The essays focus on the problems of political obligation and state legitimacy as well as on historical theories of property and justice. Cumulatively the collection presents a distinctive social and political philosophy, exploring the nature of our most fundamental rights and obligations, and displaying the power and plausibility of Lockean ideal theory.
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( This book completes A. John Simmons's exploration and d...)
This book completes A. John Simmons's exploration and development of Lockean moral and political philosophy, a project begun in The Lockean Theory of Rights (Princeton paperback edition, 1994). Here Simmons discusses the Lockean view of the nature of, grounds for, and limits on political relations between persons. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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( Outlining the major competing theories in the history o...)
Outlining the major competing theories in the history of political and moral philosophy--from Locke and Hume through Hart, Rawls, and Nozick--John Simmons attempts to understand and solve the ancient problem of political obligation. Under what conditions and for what reasons (if any), he asks, are we morally bound to obey the law and support the political institutions of our countries?
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Simmons, Alan John was born on May 4, 1950 in Dover, New Jersey, United States. Son of Alan Gleason and Jessie May Simmons.
AB summa cum laude, Princeton University, 1972. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1977.
Assistant professor philosophy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1976-1981;
associate professor philosophy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1981-1989;
professor philosophy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1989;
Commonwealth professor philosophy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1997. Visiting assistant professor philosophy Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1981. Consultant Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico, Virginia, 1982-1988.
Visiting Professor Philosophy U. Hawaii, Manoa, 1990.
( Outlining the major competing theories in the history o...)
(The characteristic features of clear argumentation and ca...)
( John Locke's political theory has been the subject of m...)
( This book completes A. John Simmons's exploration and d...)
( This book completes A. John Simmons's exploration and d...)
Member American Society Political Legal Philosophy (vice president since 1997), N. American Society Social Philosophy (executive board 1983-1984), Virginia Philosophical Association, American Philosophical Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Center Advanced Studies.
Married Jean Claire Dreyfus, March 26, 1969 (divorced August 1982). 1 child, Shawn Kathleen Simmons. Married Nancy Ellen Schauber, May 30, 1987.
1 child, Sarah Anne Schauber Simmons.