David Schmidtz

- Kendrick Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona, Eller Chair of Service-Dominant Logic, University of Arizona, Distinguished Affiliated Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Dr. David Schmidtz is the Kendrick Professor of Philosophy with the College of Social & Behavior Sciences and Eller Chair of Service-Dominant Logic with the College of Management at the University of Arizona as well as a Distinguished Affiliated Fellow with the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Dr. Schmidtz is also editor-in-chief of Social Philosophy & Policy, which is by circulation the field's leading journal.
With co-author Harry Brighouse, David Schmidtz is currently working on Markets in Education (Oxford University Press, forthcoming). Cathleen Johnson, Robert Lusch, and Schmidtz recently co-authored Ethics, Economy, and Entrepreneurship (Sagent Publishing, 2016). Other notable works include A Brief History of Liberty, co-authored with Jason Brennan and published with Wiley Blackwell in 2011, Person, Polis, Planet (Oxford University Press, 2009), Elements of Justice (Cambridge University Press, 2005) and Rational Choice and Moral Agency (Princeton University Press, 1995). He also edited a collection of essays for Cambridge University Press on the philosopher Robert Nozick, and his leading textbook on environmental ethics for Oxford University Press is now going into its third edition with co-editor Dan Shahar. He is known for his work on moral theory and has written on diverse topics such as the limits of government, individual responsibility and moral theory, and most recently on the elements of justice. He has also written articles of particular interest to the legal academy on the institution of property, environmental ethics, and rational choice.
Dr. Schmidtz holds a PhD in philosophy and MA in Economics from the University of Arizona.
For a current list of publications, view Dr. Schmidtz' personal website.
Latest Work
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Living Together: Inventing Moral Science

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Commercial Society

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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Markets in Education" with David Schmidtz
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Public Choice as Political Philosophy
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The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

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Introduction: The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

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The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism

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David Schmidtz Interviewed on Free to Exchange about Inequality

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Adam Smith on Freedom
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Social Welfare and Individual Responsibilities: For and Against

Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Living Together: Inventing Moral Science

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Commercial Society

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Markets in Education" with David Schmidtz
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Public Choice as Political Philosophy
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Introduction: The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
David Schmidtz Interviewed on Free to Exchange about Inequality

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Adam Smith on Freedom
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Social Welfare and Individual Responsibilities: For and Against

Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Living Together: Inventing Moral Science

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Commercial Society

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Public Choice as Political Philosophy
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Introduction: The Oxford Handbook of Freedom

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Adam Smith on Freedom
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Social Welfare and Individual Responsibilities: For and Against

Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Markets in Education" with David Schmidtz
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
David Schmidtz Interviewed on Free to Exchange about Inequality
