David Schmidtz
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| Born | 1955 |
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University of Saskatchewan University of Arizona |
| Website | www |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Political philosophy |
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Main interests
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Rational choice, game theory, political philosophy |
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Notable ideas
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Justice as a map |
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David Schmidtz (born 1955) is a Canadian-American philosopher currently serving as Kendrick Professor of Philosophy (College of Social and Behavioral Sciences) and Eller Chair of Service-Dominant Logic (College of Management) at the University of Arizona.
Schmidtz grew up in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada. In 1983, he received his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Saskatchewan. He earned an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Arizona in 1985, and an M.A. in economics, also from the University of Arizona, in 1987. Schmidtz earned his PhD at the University of Arizona under the direction of Allen Buchanan. He also studied with Joel Feinberg and Keith Lehrer, Holly Martin Smith, Mark Isaac, and Vernon Smith.
In 1988, Schmidtz took a job as an assistant professor at Yale University. He was promoted to associate professor in 1991. He left Yale after six years, going on to teach three semesters at Bowling Green State University. Schmidtz joined the faculty of the University of Arizona in 1995. He was promoted to professor of philosophy and joint professor of economics in 1998.
Schmidtz taught first-year property as a visiting professor at Florida State University College of Law in 2007. In the 2014-15 academic year, he was a national Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and John Stuart Mill Professor at Hamburg University. Schmidtz is the founding director of the Freedom Center at the University of Arizona.
Among his former doctoral students are Walter Glannon, Lainie Friedman Ross, Linda Radzik, Steve Scalet, Rhonda Smith, Matt Zwolinski, Cara Nine, Jason Brennan, Matt Bedke, Chris Brown, Chris Freiman, Daniel Silvermint, Keith Hankins, and John Thrasher.
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