page_title: Laurence Houlgate
hierarchical_section_title: Laurence Houlgate
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Professor Laurence Houlgate, taken at his home in San Luis Obispo, California, 2010.
context_page_description: Laurence D. Houlgate is an American philosopher, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and former department chair at California Polytechnic State University. He specializes in social ethics, philosophy of law and political philosophy. He was one of the first philosophers in the 20th century to theorize about the moral foundations of children's rights and the ethics of family relationships. After his retirement, Professor Houlgate wrote a popular series of six study guides on the classical philosophers for beginning philosophy students. Houlgate also stood as the Democratic Party candidate for his district in the California State Assembly election of 2000 and California State Assembly election, 2002.
context_section_description: Laurence D. Houlgate (born 1938) is an American philosopher, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and former department chair at California Polytechnic State University. He specializes in social ethics, philosophy of law and political philosophy.  He was one of the first philosophers in the 20th century to theorize about the moral foundations of children's rights and the ethics of family relationships.  After his retirement, Professor Houlgate wrote a popular series of six study guides on the classical philosophers for beginning philosophy students.   Houlgate also stood as the Democratic Party candidate for his district in the California State Assembly election of 2000 and California State Assembly election, 2002.
caption: Laurence Houlgate in 2010
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