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Mar 17 2015
Tuesday 12:00 p.m.    

Originalism’s Self-Defeating Subjectivism: "He Said, She Said" Law

Speakers:
Tara A. Smith
Topics:
Federalism & Separation of Powers
Sponsors:
North Carolina Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Mar 5 2015
Thursday 12:00 p.m.    

Constitutionalism-The Backbone of Objective Law

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Speakers:
James F. Fleming • Tara A. Smith
Topics:
Federalism & Separation of Powers
Sponsors:
Harvard Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Jun 10 2014
Tuesday 12:00 a.m.    

The Practical Need for Legal Ideas

Topics:
Professional Responsibility & Legal Education
Sponsors:
Austin Lawyer Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Apr 11 2013
Thursday 12:45 p.m.    

What They Don't Teach You in Law School: Practical Need for Legal Ideals

Speakers:
Tara A. Smith
Sponsors:
Stanford Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Feb 26 2013
Tuesday 12:00 a.m.    

What they Don’t Teach You in Law School: On the Practical Need for Legal Ideals

Speakers:
Tara A. Smith
Sponsors:
George Washington Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Jan 24 2012
Tuesday 12:00 a.m.    

The Legacy of Ayn Rand and the Future of Objectivism

Speakers:
Tara A. Smith
Sponsors:
Texas Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Feb 22 2010
Monday 5:30 p.m.    

What Is the Rule of Law?

Speakers:
Tara A. Smith
Topics:
Federalism & Separation of Powers
Sponsors:
New York University Student Chapter
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Tara A. Smith

Tara A. Smith

Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Biography
Tara Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has taught since 1989. A specialist in moral, legal, and political philosophy, her several books include Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System (2015), The First Amendment – Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom (2024), and Egoism Without Permission – The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand’s Ethics (2024). Professor Smith’s interests in legal philosophy center around proper methodology in judicial review, First Amendment questions of intellectual freedom, and Fourth Amendment questions of privacy.
 

 

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James F. Fleming

Boston University School of Law

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Tara A. Smith

Tara A. Smith

Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Biography
Tara Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has taught since 1989. A specialist in moral, legal, and political philosophy, her several books include Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System (2015), The First Amendment – Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom (2024), and Egoism Without Permission – The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand’s Ethics (2024). Professor Smith’s interests in legal philosophy center around proper methodology in judicial review, First Amendment questions of intellectual freedom, and Fourth Amendment questions of privacy.
 

 

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Tara A. Smith

Tara A. Smith

Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Biography
Tara Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has taught since 1989. A specialist in moral, legal, and political philosophy, her several books include Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System (2015), The First Amendment – Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom (2024), and Egoism Without Permission – The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand’s Ethics (2024). Professor Smith’s interests in legal philosophy center around proper methodology in judicial review, First Amendment questions of intellectual freedom, and Fourth Amendment questions of privacy.
 

 

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Tara A. Smith

Tara A. Smith

Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Biography
Tara Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has taught since 1989. A specialist in moral, legal, and political philosophy, her several books include Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System (2015), The First Amendment – Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom (2024), and Egoism Without Permission – The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand’s Ethics (2024). Professor Smith’s interests in legal philosophy center around proper methodology in judicial review, First Amendment questions of intellectual freedom, and Fourth Amendment questions of privacy.
 

 

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Tara A. Smith

Tara A. Smith

Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Biography
Tara Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has taught since 1989. A specialist in moral, legal, and political philosophy, her several books include Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System (2015), The First Amendment – Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom (2024), and Egoism Without Permission – The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand’s Ethics (2024). Professor Smith’s interests in legal philosophy center around proper methodology in judicial review, First Amendment questions of intellectual freedom, and Fourth Amendment questions of privacy.
 

 

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Tara A. Smith

Tara A. Smith

Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Biography
Tara Smith is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has taught since 1989. A specialist in moral, legal, and political philosophy, her several books include Judicial Review in an Objective Legal System (2015), The First Amendment – Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom (2024), and Egoism Without Permission – The Moral Psychology of Ayn Rand’s Ethics (2024). Professor Smith’s interests in legal philosophy center around proper methodology in judicial review, First Amendment questions of intellectual freedom, and Fourth Amendment questions of privacy.
 

 

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