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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Joseph Raz

Who

Joseph Raz · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Legal and political philosopher; leading theorist of legal positivism and the nature of authority

When

1939, Haifa, Mandatory Palestine — 2022, London, United Kingdom

Where

Israel · United Kingdom · United States

Biography

Joseph Raz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Legal and political philosopher; leading theorist of legal positivism and the nature of authority

How & why

Joseph Raz (born Joseph Zaltzman) was an Israeli-British legal and political philosopher, a leading theorist of legal positivism and of the nature of authority, whose 'service conception' of authority and work on practical reason shaped modern jurisprudence. He was Jewish, born into a Jewish family in Mandatory Palestine.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence

Contributions & Sources

Legal and political philosopher; leading theorist of legal positivism and the nature of authority

1939

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence