Andrei Marmor

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Andrei Marmor

Role / Field:

Israeli philosopher specializing in the philosophy of law and legal theory.

Born:

1959

Century / Era:

1959s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Foundations

Andrei Marmor (Hebrew: אנדריי מרמור; born 1959) is an Israeli philosopher and Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Philosophy and Law at Cornell University. Previously he was Professor of Philosophy and Maurice Jones Jr Professor of Law at the University of Southern California. Marmor is the founding editor of the Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy. He is known for his works on philosophy of law.

Key Developments & Impact

Interpretation and Legal Theory, Oxford University Press, the Clarendon Law Series (1992). Revised Second Edition, Hart Publishing (2005) editor, Law and Interpretation: Essays in Legal Philosophy, Oxford University Press (1995) Positive Law & Objective Values, Oxford University Press (2001) Law in the Age of Pluralism, Oxford University Press (2007) Social Conventions: from language to law, Princeton University Press (2009) Philosophy of Law, Princeton University Press (2011) editor, with S. Soames, Philosophical Foundations of Language in the Law, Oxford University Press (2011) editor, The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Law, Routledge Philosophy Companions (2012) The Language of Law, Oxford University Press (2014) Foundations of Institutional Reality, Oxford University...

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1959: Birth of Andrei Marmor — Israeli philosopher specializing in the philosophy of law and legal theory.
2. 1992: 1992 Milestone — Interpretation and Legal Theory, Oxford University Press, the Clarendon Law Series (1992).
3. 2005: 2005 Milestone — Revised Second Edition, Hart Publishing (2005) editor, Law and Interpretation: Essays in Legal Philosophy, Oxford University Press (1995) Positive Law & Objective Values, Oxford University Press (2001) Law in the Age of Pluralism, Oxford University Press (2007) Social Conventions: from language to law, Princeton University Press (2009) Philosophy of Law, Princeton University Press (2011) editor, with S.
4. 2011: 2011 Milestone — Soames, Philosophical Foundations of Language in the Law, Oxford University Press (2011) editor, The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Law, Routledge Philosophy Companions (2012) The Language of Law, Oxford University Press (2014) Foundations of Institutional Reality, Oxford University...

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Andrei Marmor

True or False: “Andrei Marmor's primary area of philosophical expertise is the metaphysics of institutions.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): While he addresses institutional reality, his core focus remains firmly within the philosophy of law, examining legal interpretation and ethical theory.

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