This paper examines the reciprocal interplay between Peter Fitzpatrick's life and work, between significant people, events, ideas and values, and the ways in which he made and re-made himself. It illuminates Peter's struggle, especially from the 1990s onwards, to place ethics centre stage in both life and law. Drawing on archival and secondary research, including interviews with Peter's family, former colleagues and students, this contribution to legal life writing adds to what we already knew about Peter and his scholarship. It assesses and clarifies his key ideas and their intersection with his ethics and lived experiences. It is hoped that the paper will encourage those who are less familiar with Peter's work, or who find his writing daunting, to tackle it anew and appreciate its significance.

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成为彼得·菲茨帕特里克 (1941–2020)

本文探讨了彼得·菲茨帕特里克的生活和工作之间、重要人物、事件、思想和价值观之间的相互影响，以及他创造和改造自己的方式。它阐明了彼得的斗争，尤其是从 1990 年代开始，将道德置于生活和法律的中心舞台。利用档案和二次研究，包括对彼得的家人、前同事和学生的采访，这种对法律生活写作的贡献增加了我们对彼得及其奖学金的了解。它评估并阐明了他的关键思想及其与他的道德和生活经历的交集。希望这篇论文能鼓励那些对彼得的作品不太熟悉，或者觉得他的作品令人生畏的人，重新解决它并欣赏它的重要性。