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, FBA (7 August 1936 – 10 March 2009) was a moral and political philosopher. He was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford, obtaining the degrees of B.A. and D.Phil. under the direction of H. L. A. Hart.
Along with David Braybrooke, Richard E. Flathman, Felix Oppenheim, and Abraham Kaplan, he is widely credited with having fused analytic philosophy and political science.[citation needed] Barry also fused political theory and social choice theory and was a persistent critic of public choice theory.