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Matthew D. Adler

Richard A. Horvitz Distinguished Professor of Law
School of Law
Duke Law School Rm 4192, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708
Duke Law School 210 Science Dr, Duke Box 90362, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Matthew D. Adler is the Richard A. Horvitz Professor of Law and Professor of Economics, Philosophy and Public Policy at Duke University, and is the founding director of the Duke Center for Law, Economics and Public Policy. His scholarship is interdisciplinary, drawing from welfare economics, normative ethics, and legal theory.  Adler’s current research agenda focuses on “prioritarianism”—a refinement to utilitarianism that gives extra weight (“priority”) to the worse off. He writes about the …

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Richard A. Horvitz Distinguished Professor of Law · 2012 - Present School of Law
Professor of Law · 2012 - Present School of Law
Professor in the Department of Economics · 2012 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy · 2013 - Present Sanford School of Public Policy
Professor of Philosophy · 2021 - Present Philosophy, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Education, Training & Certifications


Yale University · 1991 J.D.
University of Oxford (United Kingdom) · 1987 M.Lit.
Yale University · 1984 A.B.