People/Team

Affiliated Faculty

Experts aligned with the Freedom Center’s mission, supported by and contributing to its research, teaching initiatives, and outreach programs.
Thomas (Tom) Christiano

Thomas Christiano

Professor of Philosophy

Anna Gunnthorsdottir

Anna Gunnthorsdottir

Visiting Scholar

Guido Pincione

Guido Pincione

Professor of Philosophy

Dave Schmidtz

David Schmidtz

Freedom Center Founding Director; West Virginia University Professor and Presidential Chair of Moral Science and Director of Social Philosophy and Policy Center

What are moral rights? What role do they play in liberalism? Which rights do we have? Does the language of rights impose formal constraints? Which rights and duties does equality force us to acknowledge? Are rights universal or culture-bound? How should global institutions promote human rights? These are the central questions discussed in this volume. All the contributors are leading figures in moral, legal, or political philosophy, and their papers are published here for the first time. The reader will therefore find in this volume a unique opportunity to acquire a direct acquaintance with some of the most recent developments in the above fields. Although the general tone of the contributions is polemical and rigorous, most of the material will be useful to the specialized reader as well as to the university student.

Simone Sepe

The Honourable Justice Frank Iacobucci Chair in Capital Markets Regulation, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto