David A. J. Richards, Edwin D. Webb Professor of Law at New York University, has published twenty-five books on moral philosophy, constitutional law, feminism, gay rights, and Shakespeare, including two books on how patriarchy threatens democracy with Carol Gilligan. A graduate of Harvard College (studying with John Rawls) and Harvard Law School, he received his doctorate in moral philosophy from Oxford University. He lives in New York City with his partner of fifty years, Donald Levy.

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