Jonathan Peterson
Director of University Honors Program; Associate Professor of Philosophy
Education
Ph.D., Toronto
Departments
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Philosophy
- Academic Affairs
- University Honors
Bio
Dr. Jonathan Peterson's research specializations are in philosophy of law and political philosophy. His current research focuses on political authority, social justice, criminal law, and punishment. He has published work on the philosophy of intellectual property and is particularly interested in Kant’s legal and political philosophy.
Before coming to Loyola, Dr. Peterson was a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Toronto at Mississauga.
Recent publications include “Legal Moralism, Interests, and Preferences: Alexander on Aesthetic Regulation" in Philosophia (2015).
Classes Taught
- Ethics
- Philosophy of the Human Person
- Law and Morality
- Philosophy of Law
- Honors Seminar: Freedom, Rights and the State of Nature
- Seminar: The Political Philosophy of John Rawls
Areas of Expertise
- Philosophy of Law
- Political Philosophy
Publications
“Lockean Property and Literary Works,” Legal Theory 14 (2008): 257-280.
“Enlightenment and Freedom,” Journal of the History of Philosophy 46 (2008): 223-44.