Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Brian Leiter
Born: 1963 (age 62)
Bio: Brian Leiter is an American philosopher and legal scholar who is Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School and founder and Director of Chicago's Center for Law, Philosophy & Human Values.
Known for:
- Naturalizing Jurisprudence (2007)
- The Future for Philosophy (2004)
- Objectivity in Law and Morals (2001)