Richard Vernon (academic), Date of Birth
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Canadian political scientist
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About Richard Vernon (academic)
- Richard Vernon is a Canadian academic and from 1981 he has been Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario. Professor Vernon was awarded a B.A.
- in Historical Tripos in 1966 and in 1970 an M.A., both at the University of Cambridge.
- He was awarded his Ph.D.
- at the London School of Economics. His work The Career of Toleration: John Locke, Jonas Proast, and After was awarded the Canadian Political Science Association's C.B.
- Macpherson Prize for the best Canadian book in political theory.
- His current work concerns the global and temporal contexts of justice.
- In the global context, Professor Vernon is particularly concerned with the relationship between civic and cosmopolitan obligations.
- In the temporal context, he continues to work on issues of historical redress, and is now exploring the idea of duties in relation to future generations.
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