Biography
Linda Radzik works on moral and legal issues that arise in the aftermath of wrongdoing, including the ethics of forgiveness, reconciliation, criminal punishment, tort law, collective moral responsibility, and the roles third parties play in enforcing and promulgating moral norms. She is the author of Making Amends: Atonement in Morality, Law, and Politics (Oxford, 2009) and The Ethics of Social Punishment: The Enforcement of Morality in Everyday Life (Cambridge, 2020). Radzik is currently interested in reputation as a practice of accountability.
Publications
- The Ethics of Social Punishment: The Enforcement of Morality in Everyday Life (New York: Cambridge, 2020).
- "Privacy and the Standing to Hold Responsible," Journal of Moral Philosophy 21 (2024), pp. 333鈥354.
- "The Role of the Public in Public Apology," NOMOS LXV: Reconciliation and Repair, edited by Melissa Schwartzberg and Eric Beerbohm (NYU Press, 2023), pp. 203-22.
- 鈥淩econciliation,鈥 with Colleen Murphy, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2019 Edition).
- Making Amends: Atonement in Morality, Law and Politics (New York: Oxford, 2009).
Education
- PhD in Philosophy, University of Arizona, 1997
- MA in Philosophy, University of Arizona, 1996
- BA with Highest Distinction and Highest Honors in Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1992
Research Interests
- Moral Theory
- Practices of Accountability
- Philosophy of Criminal Law
- Philosophy of Tort Law
- Privacy
Teaching Interests
- Philosophy of Law
- Moral Theory
- Applied Ethics
- Metaethics
- Social and Political Philosophy