About the Program
The Law and Philosophy Program at Columbia Law School cultivates the exploration of philosophical issues surrounding legal institutions. This includes general jurisprudence (on the nature of law) and special jurisprudence (on particular areas of law), as well as the many ways in which legal institutions implicate subdisciplines of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, and philosophy of mind and language. Programming includes a Law and Philosophy Workshop series during the academic year, an annual legal theory conference, and a cross-institutional, collaborative community of affiliated scholars.
Spring 2024 Events Calendar
January 24, 5:30 PM–7:30 PM in Jerome Greene Hall 805: Law and Philosophy Workshop with Christopher Lewis (Harvard)
March 20, 5:30 PM–7:30 PM in Jerome Greene Hall 501: Law and Philosophy Workshop with Scott Hershovitz (Michigan)
April 10, 4:20 PM–6:20 PM in Jerome Greene Hall 501: Law and Philosophy Workshop with Rebecca Stone (UCLA)
April 17, 4:20 PM–6:20 PM in Jerome Greene Hall 501: Law and Philosophy Workshop with Samantha Besson (Collège de France)
May 1, 4:20 PM–6:20 PM in Jerome Greene Hall 501: Law and Philosophy Workshop with Rachel Bayefsky (UVA)
Fall 2023 Events Calendar
September 22–24: Conference in Tribute to Joseph Raz
November 8, 4:10 PM–6 PM in Jerome Greene Hall 805: Law and Philosophy Workshop with Daniel Viehoff (NYU)
November 15, 4:10 PM–6 PM in Jerome Greene Hall 805: Law and Philosophy Workshop with Felipe Jimenez (USC)
December 6, 4:10 PM–6 PM in Jerome Greene Hall 805: Law and Philosophy Workshop with Lily Hu (Yale)
Columbia Law School Faculty Affiliates
Shyamkrishna Balganesh, Katherine Franke, Jamal Greene, Bernard Harcourt, Jeremy Kessler, Madhav Khosla, Jody Kraus, Dave Pozen, Kendall Thomas
Affiliated Scholars
Lily Hu (Yale Philosophy), Jenny Judge (University of Melbourne Philosophy), Jed Lewinsohn (Pitt Philosophy), Ketan Ramakrishnan (Yale Law), Erick Sam (Utah Law), Daniel Viehoff (NYU Philosophy), Salome Viljoen (Michigan Law)
Law & Philosophy Fellow
Samuel Lee