Fred E. Baumann is an
America
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n political philosopher and professor at
Kenyon College
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where he was the
Harry M. Clor Professor of Political Science.
He is known for his work on
humanism
Humanism is a philosophy, philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential, and Agency (philosophy), agency of human beings, whom it considers the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry.
The me ...
,
punishment
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,
fraternity
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, and
political reciprocity.
Books
* ''Fraternity and Politics: Choosing One's Brothers'', Bloomsbury Academic, 1998
* ''Human Rights and American Foreign Policy: Essays'' (ed.), Kenyon College, 1982
* ''Democratic Capitalism?: Essays in Search of a Concept'' (ed.), University Press of Virginia, 1986
* ''American Defense Policy and Liberal Democracy'', edited with Kenneth M. Jensen, University Press of Virginia, 1989
* ''Crime and Punishment: Issues in Criminal Justice'', edited with Kenneth M. Jensen, University Press of Virginia, 1989
* ''Religion and Politics'', edited with Kenneth M. Jensen, University Press of Virginia, 1989
* ''Philosophy and Law: Essays Toward the Understanding of Maimonides and His Predecessors'', Leo Strauss, English trans. by Fred Baumann (of ''Philosophie und Gesetz'', 1935.) Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1987
References
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21st-century American philosophers
American political philosophers
American philosophy academics
Cornell University alumni
Harvard University alumni
Kenyon College faculty
Living people
Philosophers from New York (state)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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