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Liam Murphy works in legal, moral, and political philosophy with a focus on the application of these inquiries to law and legal institutions. His publications cover a range of topics from abstract moral philosophy to concrete issues in legal economic policy, including works like "What Makes Law" (2014) and co-authored pieces on taxation policy. Murphy has served as vice dean at NYU School of Law and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has held fellowships at Columbia’s Society of Fellows in the Humanities and Harvard’s Society of Fellows. He is an associate editor and member of the editorial board for Philosophy & Public Affairs. Murphy's teaching includes courses on Contract Theory and Moral Political Philosophy, where he explores the foundations of legal agreements and ethical theories, respectively.
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