Dr. David Lefkowitz
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Coordinator, Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law Program
203 North Court
Office: (804) 287-6805
Research:
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Law
Ethical Theory
Applied Ethics
Education:
Ph.D., University of Maryland
M.A., University of Maryland
B.A., Washington University in St. Louis
Selected Publications:
Lefkowitz, David (forthcoming) Legitimate Authority, Following Orders, and Wars of Questionable Justice.’ Journal of Political Philosophy.
Lefkowitz, David (forthcoming) The Sources of International Law: Some Philosophical Reflections. In Philosophy of International Law, eds. Samantha Besson and John Tasioulas ( New York: Oxford University Press).
Lefkowitz, David (2009) Conscientious Objection. In The Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, 2nd Edition (Oxford: Elsevier).
Lefkowitz, David (2009) Partiality and Weighing Harm to Non-combatants. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 6:3.
Lefkowitz, David (2008) On the Foundation of Rights to Political Self-Determination: Secession, Non-Intervention, and Democratic Governance. Journal of Social Philosophy, 39:4
Lefkowitz, David (2008) Collateral Damage. In War: Essays in Political Philosophy, ed. Larry May (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Lefkowitz, David (2007) On a Moral Right to Civil Disobedience. Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political and Legal Philosophy 117:2.
Lefkowitz, David (2006) The Duty to Obey the Law. Philosophy Compass 1.