Nevin Johnson
Bio
My research focuses on certain fundamental aspects of legal and moral reasoning; I tend to focus not only on basic reasoning structures in these domains, but I also explore the metaphysics of things that seem to be presupposed by such structures. My teaching and advising focus on law, legal philosophy, and law school.
Publications:
“An Institutional Account of Legislative Intent,” Journal of Legal Philosophy, vol. 51 (2026): pp. 28-62. https://doi.org/10.4337/jlp.2026.01.02
“Arrow’s Theorem and Legislative Intent,” Campbell Law Review, vol. 47(1) (2024): pp. 35-75 (available here).
“Legality‘s Law‘s Empire,” Law and Philosophy, vol. 39 (2020): pp. 325-349. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10982-020-09374-7
Education
PhD Philosophy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2023
MA Philosophy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2019
MA Legal philosophy Rutgers University--New Brunswick 2016
JD Cleveland State University College of Law 2014
BA Philosophy University of Akron 2010
Area(s) of Expertise
Philosophy of law, ethics, and political philosophy.