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Peter Mott

Disciplines:
jurisprudence/philosophy of law
deontic logic

Summary

British philosopher who has contributed to deontic logic and the analysis of normative concepts in legal philosophy.

Core Contribution

Contributed to the analysis of prima facie obligations and their relation to all-things-considered obligations in deontic logic.

Notable Works & Achievements

Prima Facie Obligations

Historical Influences

W. D. Ross Georg Henrik von Wright

Intellectual Lineage

Analytic Philosophy Deontic Logic

Contemporaries & Peers

Henry Prakken

Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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