Fundamentals and Contexts in Jurisprudence: Interview with Brian H. Bix

Authors

  • Ariel Engel Pesso Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (MACKENZIE)
  • Martin Magnus Petiz Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
  • Daniel Godas Galhardo Damian Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/rechtd.2024.163.10

Abstract

In an interview during his visit to Brazil, Professor Brian Bix discusses his academic background, his experience as a PhD student under the supervision of Joseph Raz, and the philosophical influences of Nietzsche and Wittgenstein on his thinking. He also analyzes the current state of the art in jurisprudence worldwide, legal education, the linguistic, practical, and metaphysical turns in legal theory, and shares reflections on literature and the society’s uprising political challenges in general.

Author Biographies

Ariel Engel Pesso, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (MACKENZIE)

Bacharel, Mestre e Doutor em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo. Professor da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

Martin Magnus Petiz, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Doutorando e Mestre summa cum laude em Filosofia e Teoria Geral do Direito na Universidade de São Paulo (DFD-USP). Bacharel em Ciências Jurídicas e Sociais – Direito pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Pesquisador-membro do Grupo de Pesquisa CNPq Direito & Justiça e do Seminário Permanente de Filosofia do Direito USP-UniMessina.

Daniel Godas Galhardo Damian, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Graduando em Direito. Pesquisador de Iniciação Científica no Núcleo Direito & Justiça do DFD-USP e Membro do Seminário Permanente de Filosofia do Direito USP-UniMessina.

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Published

2025-05-22

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2024): September/December

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Entrevista

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