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Liesbeth Huppes-Cluysenaer Editor

Liesbeth Huppes-Cluysenaer taught legal philosophy and legal sociology at the University of Amsterdam, where she coordinated the project about leading Dutch legal theorist Paul Scholten (1875-1946). Her research area is the relevance of theory of science for Jurisprudence, about which she wrote her thesis in 1995. Since 2009 she has (co)convened special workshops on the philosophy of Aristotle at the bi-annual IVR conferences, which resulted in two edited volumes, “Aristotle on Emotions in Law and Politics” (2018) and “Aristotle and the Philosophy of Law: Theory, Practice, and Justice” (2013), published by Springer.

Nuno Manuel Morgadinho dos Santos Coelho is specializing in Philosophy of Law and currently professor at the University of São Paulo, serving as the Dean of the Law School in Ribeirão Preto. With a strong focus on Ancient Philosophy, Ethics, Legal Theory and Political Philosophy, he has made contributions to these fields through exploring the philosophical foundations of law in its practical implications. His in-depth studies of particularly Aristotle's works, seek to provide insight into the role of emotions in law and politics. He (co)edited "Aristotle on Emotions in Law and Politics" (2018) and "Aristotle and the Philosophy of Law: Theory, Practice, and Justice" (2013), published by Springer.