Samuel Scheffler’s work in moral and political philosophy explores numerous subjects central to legal theory. In particular, Dr. Scheffler has contributed important work subtly exploring why consequentialism seems inadequate as a moral theory and yet is surprisingly hard to fully reject in favor of a comprehensively deontological view. Additionally, his recent work has highlighted the textured ways in which people are interpersonally bonded, the nature and value of tradition and how knowledge that our community will continue after our death lends moral value to our lives in surprising ways.
These theories provide rich starting points to explore how law should treat claims of individual dignity, cast new light on debates between liberalism, communitarianism and republicanism as frame question of how the law should treat and protect communally created values and rights in contrast to individualistic rights claims.
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