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Richard A. Epstein: University of Chicago Law School

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Richard Epstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Richard A. Epstein, born in 1943, is currently the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He has written on a wide variety of legal topics, and is known for a generally libertarian approach to issues in legal theory. Epstein is well-known for his arguments against anti-discrimination laws, among other positions. At the Law School, Epstein is known for his cheerful, talkative manner as well as his confident views. He prefers to be identified as a classical liberal rather than as a libertarian. ..."

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Biography

Cato Institute
Hoover Institution
Laissez Faire Books

Awards Received

1992 Szasz Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Civil Liberties, granted by Center for Independent Thought, The Thomas S. Szasz Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Civil Liberties, 1992

Associations

Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute
Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago

Web Pages

Richard Epstein - Libertarian
Advocates for Self-Government

Articles

An End to Eminent Domain Abuse?, by George C. Leef, Freedom Daily, Apr 2005
Related Topics: Eminent Domain Protections, Cato Institute
"A devastating amicus curiae brief has been submitted by three Cato Institute legal scholars and University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein, a long-time critic of eminent domain ... they demonstrate that the likelihood of any net benefit to New London is extremely small ..."
Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution, by Murray N. Rothbard, Cato Journal 2, 1982
Related Topics: Law, Randy E. Barnett, Cancer, Ethics, Personal Responsibility, Property, Property Rights, Freedom of Speech
"In a brilliant analysis of causation in the law, Professor Epstein has demonstrated that his own theory of strict tort liability is intimately connected to a direct, strict, commonsense view of 'cause.' Causal proposition in a strict liability view of the law takes such form as, "A hit B,' 'A threatened B,' or 'A compelled B to hit C.'"

Writings

Life of Liberty: Robert Nozick, R.I.P., 24 Jan 2002
Related Topic: Robert Nozick
National Review Online

Interviews

Takings Exception: Maverick legal scholar Richard Epstein on property, discrimination, and the limits of state action, by Stephen Chapman, Reason, Apr 1995
"We know that in the old days of the Polish parliament, which required unanimous votes, they often got unanimity by taking the lone dissenter and throwing him out the window. On the other hand, rampant majoritarianism means that 51 percent can indeed confiscate the wealth of all 49 percent, which is what you get under the New Deal."

Books Authored

Bargaining With the State, 1993
Related Topic: The State
Forbidden Grounds: The Case Against Employment Discrimination Laws, 1992
Related Topic: Labor
Free Markets Under Siege: Cartels, Politics and Social Welfare, 2003
Related Topic: Free Markets
Mortal Peril: Our Inalienable Right to Health Care?, 1997
Related Topic: Health Care
Principles for a Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty With the Common Good, 1998
Related Topic: Individual Liberty
  • ISBN 0201136465: Hardcover, Addison-Wesley, 1998
  • ISBN 0738200417: Hardcover, Perseus Books, 1998
  • ISBN 0738208299: Paperback, Perseus Publishing, New edition, 2002
Simple Rules for a Complex World, 1995
Related Topic: Law
Skepticism and Freedom: A Modern Case for Classical Liberalism, 2003
Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain, 1985
Related Topic: Eminent Domain Protections