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From Positivism to Idealism A Study of the Moral Dimensions of Legality
By Sean Coyle
Copyright 2007
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
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Illuminating the idea of legality by a consideration of its moral nature, this book explores the emergence and development of two rival traditions of legal thought (those of 'positivism' and 'idealism') which together define the structure of modern juridical thought. In doing so, it consciously departs from many of the tendencies and working assumptions that define modern legal philosophy. The... Read more
Contents: Preface; Reflection on law's nature; Reason, will and law; Doctrinal scholarship and the science of right; Legal positivism, doctrinal science and statist conceptions of law; The changing face of positivism: from Hobbes to Hart; The limits of legal positivism; Beyond positivism and idealism; Liberal politics and private law;The moral nature of law; Index.
Biography
Sean Coyle is Professor of Jurisprudence, Department of Law at the University of Exeter, UK
