Talk:Joseph Raz
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Too hagiographic
The Biography section reads as rather too hagiographic: "Raz studied at Balliol College, Oxford and was awarded the DPhil in 1967 by the shortest route possible, skipping the usual sequence of BCL, MPhil and then the DPhil.
He was appointed Fellow at Balliol. Raz's presence has now made it a magnet for legal scholars."
Rather than revising it myself, I encourage others to comment. But I would observe that it was not at all unusual, at that time, to go straight from BA (the standard undergraduate degree in law, or any other discipline) straight to a DPhil. Rather than being precocious, I would suggest that graduating in 1967 (at 28) is actually unusally late for that time. Secondly, the reference to Raz's presence being a magnet for legal scholars ignores the "magnetic" attraction of other fellows there.Ncox 18:28, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
Aren't those principles Fuller's? I think the author has got Fuller and Raz confused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.158.201.11 (talk) 16:08, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
I agree. I've removed the principles. Saccerzd (talk) 18:11, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
The material in the earlier part of his bio needs to be cleaned up for repetition (the anecdote of meeting Hart is mentioned twice) and general clarity. Anthony Mohen (talk) 05:11, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
He isn't a visiting professor at Columbia - he is listed under "Full Time Faculty". Of course, he does spend part of the year at Oxford; but that doesn't make him a visitor at Columbia!
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