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Laurence D. Houlgate

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Born before WWII in Los Angeles County, California and spent my entire young life going to school and college there. Fell in love with philosophy during my senior year in college, pursued and achieved a Ph.D. at UCLA and began teaching full-time in 1964 while still a grad student. Taught at Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara, Reed College (Oregon), George Mason University (Virginia), and finally settled down at California Polytechnic State University in 1979, before taking retirement in 2006. Continued to teach part-time until 2016. Married Torre, the love of my life, in the midst of these academic travels.
Wrote several books on ethics and philosophy of law (especially children's rights and family law) during my career (see author dashbo ...more

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	UNDERSTANDING PLATO: The Smart Student's Guide to the Socratic Dialogues and The Republic 3.93 avg rating — 56 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding John Stewart Mill: The Smart Student's Guide to Utilitarianism and On Liberty (Smart Student's Guides to Philosophical Classics Book 3) 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family (Morality in Our Age Series/Cassettes) by Laurence D. Houlgate (Goodreads Author), Cliff Robertson (Narrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morals, Marriage, and Parenthood: An Introduction to Family Ethics liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding John Locke: The Smart Student's Guide to Locke's Second Treatise of Government (Smart Student's Guides to Philosophical Classics 2) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children's Rights, State Intervention, Custody And Divorce: Contradictions in Ethics And Family Law 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Family and State: The Philosophy of Family Law 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophy, Law and the Family: A New Introduction to the Philosophy of Law (AMINTAPHIL: The Philosophical Foundations of Law and Justice, 7) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	LIFE AFTER DEATH? NONSENSE UPON STILTS 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars