Joseph Raz

Joseph Raz
Raz in 2009
Born
Joseph Zaltsman

(1939-03-21)21 March 1939
Died2 May 2022(2022-05-02) (aged 83)
London, England
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem (MJur)
Balliol College, Oxford (DPhil)
AwardsTang Prize (2018)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolLegal positivism
Perfectionist liberalism
InstitutionsHebrew University
University of Oxford
Columbia University
King's College London
ThesisThe Concept of Legal System (1967)
Doctoral advisorH. L. A. Hart
Main interests
Legal and political philosophy
Notable ideas
Perfectionist liberalism

Joseph Raz FBA (/rɑːz/; Hebrew: יוסף רז; born Joseph Zaltsman; 21 March 1939 – 2 May 2022) was an Israeli legal, moral and political philosopher. He was an advocate of legal positivism and is known for his conception of perfectionist liberalism. Raz spent most of his career as a professor of philosophy of law at Balliol College, Oxford, and was latterly a part-time professor of law at Columbia University Law School and a part-time professor at King's College London.[1] He received the Tang Prize in Rule of Law in 2018.

  1. ^ "josephnraz". Retrieved 3 February 2017.