The American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy (ASPLP) is a learned society founded in 1955 by political theorist Carl Friedrich. The ASPLP's annual thematic conferences form the foundation for the Nomos series. The ASPLP operates according to a distinctive three-discipline structure. Its annual meetings rotate on a three-year cycle, meeting in conjunction with the Association of American Law Schools, the American Political Science Association, and the American Philosophical Association (Eastern Division). Its presidency rotates among the three disciplines, with vice-presidents always representing the other two. And its conferences consist of three lead papers, one from each discipline, each with two commentators from the other two disciplines.
Nomos, now published by New York University Press, has published work by some of the leading political and legal theorists of the twentieth century, from a wide range of ideological and methodological perspectives, including Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, Lon Fuller, John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Michael Walzer, Judith Shklar, Cass Sunstein, Martha Nussbaum, Richard Posner, Sheldon Wolin, James Buchanan, Catharine MacKinnon, Jules Coleman, Jean Hampton, Jon Elster, George Kateb, and Richard Epstein. The series was edited by Friedrich for volumes I-IX, coedited by J. Roland Pennock and John Chapman for volumes IX-XXXI, and edited by Chapman alone for XXXI-XXXV. Since then, series editors have included Ian Shapiro, Stephen Macedo, Melissa Williams, Sanford Levinson, and James Fleming. The series is currently co-edited by Andrew Rehfeld (Washington University Political Science) and Jack Knight (Duke Law School).
Presidents of the ASPLP have included:
Carl J. FriedrichCharles M. HendelLon L. FullerFrederick WatkinsRichard B. BrandtJerome HallJ. Roland PennockJohn RawlsGraham HughesSheldon WolinJohn LaddPaul A. FreundJudith N. ShklarAlan GewirthLouis HenkinDennis Frank ThompsonJoel FeinbergKent GreenawaltMichael WalzerMartha NussbaumFrank MichelmanAmy GutmannWill KymlickaDonald L. HorowitzNancy RosenblumDebra SatzThe volumes in the series, and their publishers, have been:
I. Authority, Harvard University Press 1958II. Community The Liberal Arts Press, 1959III. Responsibility, The Liberal Arts Press, 1960IV. Liberty, Atherton Press, 1962V. The Public Interest, Atherton Press, 1962VI. Justice, Atherton Press, 1963VII. Rational Decision, Atherton Press, 1964VIII. Revolution, Atherton Press, 1966IX. Equality, Atherton Press, 1967X. Representation, Atherton Press, 1968XI. Voluntary Association, Atherton Press, 1969XII. Political and Legal Obligation, Atherton Press, 1970XIII. Privacy, Atherton Press, 1971XIV. Coercion, Aldine-Atherton Press 1972XV. The Limits of Law, Lieber-Atherton Press, 1974XVI. Participation, Lieber-Atherton Press, 1975XVII. Human Nature in Politics, New York University Press, 1977XVIII. Due Process, New York University Press, 1977XIX. Anarchism, New York University Press, 1978XX. Constitutionalism, New York University Press, 1979XXI. Compromise, New York University Press 1979XXII. Property, New York University Press 1980XXIII. Human Rights, New York University Press 1981XXIV. Ethics, Economics, and the Law, New York University Press 1982XXV. Liberal Democracy, New York University Press 1983XXVI. Marxism, New York University Press 1983XXVII. Criminal Justice, New York University Press 1983XXVIII. Justification, New York University Press 1985XXIX. Authority Revisited, New York University Press 1985XXX. Religion, Morality, and the Law, New York University Press 1988XXXI. Markets and Justice, New York University Press 1989XXXII. Majorities and Minorities, New York University Press 1990XXXIII. Compensatory Justice, New York University Press 1991XXXIV. Virtue, New York University Press 1992XXXV. Democratic Community. New York University Press 1993XXXVI. The Rule of Law, New York University Press 1994XXXVII. Theory and Practice, New York University Press 1995XXXVIII. Political Order, New York University Press 1996XXXIX. Ethnicity and Group Rights, New York University Press 1997XL. Integrity and Conscience, New York University Press 1998XLI. Global Justice, New York University Press 1999XLII. Designing Democratic Institutions, New York University Press 2000XLIII. Moral and Political Education, New York University Press 2001XLIV. Child, Family, and the State, New York University Press 2003XLV. Secession and Self-Determination, New York University Press 2003XLVI. Political Exclusion and Domination, New York University Press 2004XLVII. Humanitarian Intervention, New York University Press 2006XLVIII. Toleration and Its Limits, New York University Press 2008XLIX. Moral Universalism and Pluralism, New York University Press 2009L. Getting to the Rule of Law, New York University Press 2011LI. Transitional Justice, New York University Press 2012LII. Evolution and Morality, New York University Press 2012LIII. Passions and Emotions, New York University Press 2012LIV. Loyalty, New York University Press 2013LV. Federalism and Subsidiarity, New York University Press, 2014forthcoming from New York University Press:
LVI. American Conservative Thought
The volumes originally published by Atherton, Aldine-Atherton, and Lieber-Atherton are being republished by Transaction Press (starting in 2007).
