Joshua Cohen (philosopher)
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Joshua Cohen | |
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| Born | 1951 |
| Education | Yale University undergrad; Harvard University PhD |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, author |
| Notable credit(s) | political philosopher and professor at Stanford University; co-editor of the Boston Review; author of many books; frequent guest on BloggingHeads.tv |
Joshua Cohen (born 1951) is a political philosopher and professor at Stanford University where he holds appointments in the departments of political science and philosophy and in the School of Law. At Stanford, Cohen is the head of the new center for global justice. Much of his work concerns philosophy of law, political philosophy, democratic theory, especially deliberative democracy, and global justice. Previously a professor of political science and philosophy at MIT, he was educated at Yale University and Harvard University, where he earned his PhD under the direction of John Rawls.
He is also co-editor of the Boston Review as well as of many short anthologies based on articles first published in the journal. He also frequently takes part in video discussions with other media personalities, for the site BloggingHeads.tv.
Books
- On Democracy (with Joel Rogers), Penguin Books, Middlesex, England, 1983.
- Inequity and Intervention: The Federal Budget and Central America (with Joel Rogers), South End Press, Boston, 1986.
- Rules of the Game (with Joel Rogers), South End Press, Boston, 1986.
- Associations and Democracy (with Joel Rogers), London, Verso, 1995.
- Philosophy, Politics, Democracy: Selected Papers, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2009.
- Rousseau: A Free Community of Equals, Oxford University Press, New York, 2010.
- Is Multiculturalism Bad For Women?, with Matthew Howard and Martha Nussbaum, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1999.
- The New Inequality, with Joel Rogers. Beacon Press, Boston, 1999.
- The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Papers, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2010.
See also
External links
- Cohen's Biography from Stanford
- Video debates featuring Cohen on Bloggingheads.tv
- Joshua Cohen Playlist Appearance on WMBR's Dinnertime Sampler radio show April 2, 2003
- Radio interview on Philosophy Talk
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