Modern jurisprudence : a philosophical guide / Sean Coyle.
2017
K230.C69 M63 2017 (Mapit)
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Modern jurisprudence : a philosophical guide / Sean Coyle.
Edition
Second edition.
Imprint
Oxford ; London : Hart Publishing, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ; Portland, OR : Hart Publishing, 2017.
Description
xiii, 271 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Justice, law and history
Origins of the Western jurisprudential tradition
Jurisprudence: the classical tradition
The emergence of 'modern' political thought
Images of law from Grotius to Kant
Positive law, positive justice : Hart
Justice in the 'real world' : Dworkin
Justice and the liberal state : Rawls
Justice and the common good : Finnis
Justice and legality : Fuller
Justice and legal order : further reflections
Conclusions?
Origins of the Western jurisprudential tradition
Jurisprudence: the classical tradition
The emergence of 'modern' political thought
Images of law from Grotius to Kant
Positive law, positive justice : Hart
Justice in the 'real world' : Dworkin
Justice and the liberal state : Rawls
Justice and the common good : Finnis
Justice and legality : Fuller
Justice and legal order : further reflections
Conclusions?
Summary
"[This book offers a] guide to modern jurisprudence, offering an examination of the major theories as well as highlighting principal themes such as legality and justice. Together with new material, the second edition explores the historical developments and ideas that give modern thinking its distinctive shape. A key feature of the book is that readers are not simply presented with opposing theories, but are guided through the rival standpoints on the basis of a coherent line of reflection from which an overall sense of the subject can be gained. Chapters on Hart, Fuller, Rawls, Dworkin, and Finnis, and a new chapter on Acquinas, take the reader systematically through the terrain of modern legal philosophy, tracing the issues back to fundamental questions of philosophy, and indicating lines of criticism that result in a fresh and original perspective on the subject."-- Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
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K230.C69 M63 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781509905614 paperback alkaline paper
1509905618 paperback alkaline paper
9781509905638 electronic publication
9781509905621 electronic book
1509905618 paperback alkaline paper
9781509905638 electronic publication
9781509905621 electronic book
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