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John Lawrence Hill

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John Lawrence Hill
Born1960
OccupationProfessor of Law

John Lawrence Hill (born 1960) is an American philosopher and law professor.

Hill obtained a J.D. and Ph.D. in philosophy from Georgetown University.[1] In 2003, he joined the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law where he is currently R. Bruce Townsend Professor of Law and adjunct professor of philosophy.[1][2] He has published articles in the Cornell Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Iowa Law Review and the New York University Law Review.[1]

Hill supports animal rights and is a vegetarian. In 1996, he authored The Case for Vegetarianism which gives both deontological and utilitarian arguments for vegetarianism.[3][4]

His book Political Centrist (2009) defends a centrist approach to political issues.[1][5] In 2016, Hill authored After the Natural Law: How the Classical Worldview Supports Our Modern Moral and Political Values which argues that legal, moral and political principles such as freedom, human dignity and personal responsibility require a foundation in natural law.[1][6][7]

His latest book, The Father of Modern Constitutional Liberalism argues that John Stuart Mill is the father of modern constitutional liberalism and examines his influence on constitutional rights.[8]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Prof. John Lawrence Hill". fedsoc.org. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "John Lawrence Hill". vanderbiltuniversitypress.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. ^ Stephens, William O. (1997). "The Case for Vegetarianism: Philosophy for a Small Planet". Environmental Ethics. 19 (2): 221–224. doi:10.5840/enviroethics199719233.
  4. ^ Walters, Kerry (2008). "Building a Library Collection on Ethical Vegetarianism". The Reference Librarian. 41 (86): 81–91. doi:10.1300/J120v41n86_08. S2CID 62147598.
  5. ^ "The Political Centrist". vanderbiltuniversitypress.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. ^ Rao, Sunil (2016). "After the Natural Law: How the Classical Worldview Supports Our Moral and Political Values". International Journal of Legal Information. 44 (3): 287–290. doi:10.1017/jli.2016.32. S2CID 157784988.
  7. ^ Mangino, Dominic (2019). "After the Natural Law: How the Classical Worldview Supports Our Modern Moral and Political Values". The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. 19 (3): 502–505. doi:10.5840/ncbq201919341. S2CID 213041281.
  8. ^ "American Millstone". lawliberty.org. Retrieved 18 February 2022.