I work primarily on topics in philosophy of law, political philosophy, and ethical theory. Much of my work has centered on questions of authority and the proper shape of legal reasoning. Part of my interest here is in what official responsibility looks like in non-ideal, partially unjust legal systems, but I am also guided by a sense that what drives intractable debates about legal interpretation are different sensibilities about the legitimizing role of the rule of law. I have also tried to articulate a general account of practical authority relevant to legal environments: authoritative directives are normally semantic routes to what we are …

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