L. W. Sumner

L. W. Sumner
Born Leonard Wayne Sumner
(1941-05-18) May 18, 1941
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater Princeton University
Awards Molson Prize
Institutions University of Toronto
Main interests
Law and philosophy

Leonard Wayne Sumner (born 18 May 1941),[1] is a Canadian philosopher notable for his work on normative and applied ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of law.

Sumner is University Professor Emeritus of Law and Philosophy at the University of Toronto.[2] Since 2002, he has been a University Professor, the highest academic honour that the university accords its faculty.[3] Educated at the University of Toronto Schools, Sumner received his bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto in 1962 and his doctoral degree from Princeton University in 1965, with a thesis supervised by Stuart Hampshire and Joel Feinberg.[4] In 1990 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[5] In 2009 he was awarded the Molson Prize by the Canada Council for the Arts.[6]

Sumner is the author of four books, including Welfare, Happiness and Ethics.[7]

Selected bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

Journal articles

References

  1. "Sumner, L. W.". Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 March 2015. [Sumner, Leonard Wayne;] [b. May 18, 1941]
  2. University of Toronto, Philosophy Department
  3. Complete index of University Professors, University of Toronto's website. See also List of University of Toronto people.
  4. 'Normative Ethics and Metaethics', Princeton University, 1965, 269 pages; available from ProQuest.
  5. List of Fellows, Royal Society of Canada's website.
  6. Philosopher Wayne Sumner wins Molson Prize
  7. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996, ISBN 0-19-824440-1.

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