Richard Epstein will discuss his book, Principles for a Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty with the Common Good

Professor Paul Weiler of Harvard Law School has stated: “Richard Epstein is one of the most important and wide-ranging legal scholars in America. I have always found it critical to read him.” Nathan Glazer in The New York Times Review of Books wrote: "Epstein has to be taken seriously, and not only because of the power of his reasoning and his authoritative command of the common law and political philosophy.…[His] reasoning is strong, the knowledge of specific areas of policies is deep, and behind them stands his basic commitment to a more productive and efficient society."

Professor Epstein is the current editor of the Journal of Law and Economics and was previously editor of the Journal of Legal Studies. He has served as Interim Dean of the University of Chicago Law School and was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1985. He is the editor of Cases and Materials in the Law of Torts (7th ed.) and his books include: Simple Rules for a Complex World (1995), Bargaining with the State (1993); and Principles for a Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty with the Common Good (1998). Professor Epstein received a LL.B., cum laude, from the Yale Law School in 1968; a B.A. in law with first class honors from Oxford University in 1966; and B.A. in philosophy summa cum laude from Columbia University in 1964.