Brian Barry
Brian Barry | |
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 Barry in the 1980s | |
| Born | 7 August 1936 |
| Died | 10 March 2009 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Moral and political philosopher |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
| Thesis | The language of political argument (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | H. L. A. Hart |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | London School of Economics and Political Science |
Brian Barry,
Along with
Life
During his early career, Barry held teaching posts at the
Barry was Lieber Professor Emeritus of Political Philosophy at Columbia University and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the London School of Economics. He was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science in 2001. Barry also taught at the University of Chicago, in the departments of philosophy and political science. During this time he edited the journal Ethics, helping raise its publication standards.[2] Under his editorship, it became perhaps the leading journal for moral and political philosophy.[3]
He was elected a Fellow of the
In 2014, the British Academy, in partnership with Cambridge University Press and the
Selected publications
- Why Social Justice Matters (Polity 2005)
- Culture & Equality: An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism (2001)
- Justice as Impartiality (1995)
- Liberty and Justice: Essays in Political Theory (1991)
- Theories of Justice (Berkeley, 1989)
- Democracy, Power, and Justice: Essays in Political Theory (Oxford, 1989)
- The Liberal Theory of Justice (1973)
- Sociologists, Economists and Democracy (1970)
- Political Argument (1965, Reissue 1990)
Further reading
- Justice & Democracy: Essays for Brian Barry, edited by Keith Dowding, Robert E. Goodin, and Carole Pateman (2004)
- Multiculturalism Reconsidered: 'Culture and Equality' and Its Critics, edited by Paul Kelly (2002)
- Impartiality, Neutrality and Justice: Re-Reading Brian Barry's 'Justice as Impartiality', edited by Paul Kelly (2001)
References
- ^ "Professor Brian Barry". The Telegraph. UK. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ Kelly, Paul (30 March 2009). "Obituary: Brian Barry". the Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Professor Brian Barry". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "University of York press release". Archived from the original on 6 July 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
- ^ "Brian Barry Prize in Political Science".
External links
- Columbia profile
- Obituary, The Guardian
- Obituary, The Telegraph
- Obituary, The Times [Archived by Wayback Machine]
- The Brian Barry Literary Archive A 'work in progress' site for Brian Barry's unpublished writings.
- Brian Barry, British Political Philosopher by The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica[Archival content - originally published in the Britannica Book of the Year, originally published on 14 May 2009]
- Brian Barry is dead remembrance from Harry Brighouse on the Crooked Timber group blog.
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