Hillel Steiner
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Hillel Steiner is a Canadian political theorist and is Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Manchester
. He was elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy in 1999.
Steiner's writings are focused on contemporary philosophical work on the conceptual analysis of freedom, rights and justice, and on the relation between moral and economic rationality. His most noted work is An Essay on Rights which won the Political Studies Association
’s best book prize for 1994. In it, he develops what has since come to be known as a left-libertarian theory of distributive justice. This book brings together Steiner's work on the pure negative conception of liberty, the Will Theory of rights, and a liberal model of exploitation. Embracing the libertarian right of self-ownership, he argues that its consistent universalization requires that individuals be vested with equal rights that are global in scope and that take account of genetic inequalities.
He is a member of the following organisations: American Philosophical Association
, Aristotelian Society
, Association for Legal and Social Philosophy, European Society for the History of Economic Thought, Political Studies Association
, Society for Applied Philosophy
, and the September Group.
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. He was elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy in 1999.
Steiner's writings are focused on contemporary philosophical work on the conceptual analysis of freedom, rights and justice, and on the relation between moral and economic rationality. His most noted work is An Essay on Rights which won the Political Studies Association
Political Studies Association
The Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom is an association of political scientists that exists to develop and promote the study of politics in the United Kingdom...
’s best book prize for 1994. In it, he develops what has since come to be known as a left-libertarian theory of distributive justice. This book brings together Steiner's work on the pure negative conception of liberty, the Will Theory of rights, and a liberal model of exploitation. Embracing the libertarian right of self-ownership, he argues that its consistent universalization requires that individuals be vested with equal rights that are global in scope and that take account of genetic inequalities.
He is a member of the following organisations: American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work...
, Aristotelian Society
Aristotelian Society
The Aristotelian Society for the Systematic Study of Philosophy was founded at a meeting on 19 April 1880, at 17 Bloomsbury Square which resolved "to constitute a society of about twenty and to include ladies; the society to meet fortnightly, on Mondays at 8 o'clock, at the rooms of the Spelling...
, Association for Legal and Social Philosophy, European Society for the History of Economic Thought, Political Studies Association
Political Studies Association
The Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom is an association of political scientists that exists to develop and promote the study of politics in the United Kingdom...
, Society for Applied Philosophy
Society for Applied Philosophy
The Society for Applied Philosophy is a philosophical organization founded in 1982. The purpose of the organization is promoting study and research in philosophy that has a direct bearing on areas of practical concern and work that is intended to make a constructive contribution to problems in...
, and the September Group.