Brian Bix

he/his/him

Philosophy

871 Heller Hall

271 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

D. Phil. (doctorate): Law (Legal Philosophy), Balliol College, Oxford University, 1991
J.D.: Law, Harvard University, 1986
B.A.: Philosophy and Political Science, Minor in Biology, Washington University, 1983

Publications

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Natural Law Theory: The Modern Tradition: Oxford University Press, Bix, Brian, Handbook of Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy, 2000.
Conceptual Jurisprudence and Socio-Legal Studies: Bix, Brian, Rutgers Law Journal, 74, 2000.
On the Dividing Line Between Natural Law Theory and Legal Positivism: Bix, Brian, Notre Dame Law Review, 75, 2000.
Jurisprudence: Theory and Context. Carolina Academic Press, 2nd edition, Bix, Brian, 2000.
Law, Language and Legal Determinacy. Oxford University Press, Bix, Brian, 1993.
A Dictionary of Legal Theory. Oxford University Press, Bix, Brian, forthcoming 2004.
John Austin: Bix, Brian, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2001.
Raz on Necessity: Bix, Brian, Law and Philosophy 22: 537-559, 2003.
Some Reflections on Methodology in Jurisprudence (translated into Italian): Bix, Brian, Ars Interpretandi, 8, 297-427, 2004.
Legal Positivism: Bix, Brian, Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law (Blackwell), 2004.
Natural Law Theory: The Modern Tradition: Bix, Brian, Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy (Oxford U. Pr.) 62-103, 2002.
Law as an Autonomous Discipline: Bix, Brian, Oxford Handbook of Legal Studies (Oxford U. Pr.) 975-987, 2003.
Can Theories of Meaning and Reference Solve the Problem of Legal Determinacy?: Bix, Brian, Ratio Juris, 16, 281-295, 2003.

Courses

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