悼念John Gardner（1965-2019）
一位伟大的法哲学家 John Gardner与7月11日因食道癌而去世，年仅54岁。而就在3月，Gardner还刚刚为其良师益友、大名鼎鼎的法哲学家Tony Honoré写了悼词（https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/news/2019-03-05-tony-honore-1921-2019）。
Gardner著述广泛，从一般法理学到刑法、侵权法，一直到道德哲学，都有深厚论述。但毫无疑问，Gardner是分析法学的传承人，导师是拉兹和Honoré，而深受德沃金和哈特教益。2000年，Gardner仅仅35岁就继哈特、德沃金之后获得牛津法哲学教席。这是无上的荣誉。
关于他的基本思想，牛津大学的 obituary 中有一段精辟的概括（https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/john-gardner-1965-2019）：
His work is characterized by reverence for rationality and an abiding sense of the value of the human capacity to give reasons and take responsibility. The concept of duty played a central role in his philosophy. Likewise, he held a deep personal conviction that, not just the substance, but the joy of life lay in the fulfillment of duty. As John wrote in his book From Personal Life to Private Law OUP 2018, “it is a mistake to think of our duties as burdens that get in the way of our living our lives well.”
Gardner的兴趣也相当广泛，音乐、IT、建筑、美食等都才艺。天纵英才的Gardner却英年早逝，实在令人叹息。
