Patrick T. Riley
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Patrick Thomas Riley is Michael Oakeshott
Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is notable for his translations of the political writings of Gottfried Leibniz
and his research on social contract theory, as well as the history of universal jurisprudence. His first book, Will and Political Legitimacy, offered a "a critical exposition of social contract theory in Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and Hegel." In Leibniz' Universal Jurisprudence, Riley detailed the social, moral, and political philosophy of Leibniz, arguing for the English-speaking world that Leibniz was the most important German philosopher before Kant
. He has also written extensively on the general will of Rousseau and Kant's political philosophy
. He is the editor of the Cambridge Companion to Rousseau, and Leibniz's political writings for Cambridge University Press.
Riley received his undergraduate degree from Claremont Men's College
and his M.Phil at The London School of Economics under the supervision of Michael Oakeshott
. In 1968, he received his Ph.D. from Harvard University
where on he studied under John Rawls
and Judith Shklar. While at Harvard, Riley won the Bowdoin Essay Prize for Graduate Students in 1966 and 1967. He retired from the University of Wisconsin in 2007 after 36 years of teaching, and he now lectures at Harvard near his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts
.
Michael Oakeshott
Michael Joseph Oakeshott was an English philosopher and political theorist who wrote about philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, and philosophy of law...
Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is notable for his translations of the political writings of Gottfried Leibniz
Gottfried Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a German philosopher and mathematician. He wrote in different languages, primarily in Latin , French and German ....
and his research on social contract theory, as well as the history of universal jurisprudence. His first book, Will and Political Legitimacy, offered a "a critical exposition of social contract theory in Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and Hegel." In Leibniz' Universal Jurisprudence, Riley detailed the social, moral, and political philosophy of Leibniz, arguing for the English-speaking world that Leibniz was the most important German philosopher before Kant
KANT
KANT is a computer algebra system for mathematicians interested in algebraic number theory, performing sophisticated computations in algebraic number fields, in global function fields, and in local fields. KASH is the associated command line interface...
. He has also written extensively on the general will of Rousseau and Kant's political philosophy
Political philosophy of Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant favoured a classical republican approach to political philosophy. In Kant listed several conditions that he thought necessary for ending wars and creating a lasting peace. They included a world of constitutional republics by establishment of political community...
. He is the editor of the Cambridge Companion to Rousseau, and Leibniz's political writings for Cambridge University Press.
Riley received his undergraduate degree from Claremont Men's College
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
and his M.Phil at The London School of Economics under the supervision of Michael Oakeshott
Michael Oakeshott
Michael Joseph Oakeshott was an English philosopher and political theorist who wrote about philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, and philosophy of law...
. In 1968, he received his Ph.D. from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
where on he studied under John Rawls
John Rawls
John Bordley Rawls was an American philosopher and a leading figure in moral and political philosophy. He held the James Bryant Conant University Professorship at Harvard University....
and Judith Shklar. While at Harvard, Riley won the Bowdoin Essay Prize for Graduate Students in 1966 and 1967. He retired from the University of Wisconsin in 2007 after 36 years of teaching, and he now lectures at Harvard near his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
.