192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Inspired by the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, this book shows that for justice to be realised law must be understood to originate in transcendence rather than in violence, conflict and the sacred – prevalent themes in philosophies of law and the political.
To this end, the book takes up the case of ‘scapegoating’: evident in Carl Schmitt’s influential theory of the ‘friend–enemy’ dichotomy as... Read more
1. Introduction
2. The Scapegoat: Violence at the Origin – Speculatively Speaking
3. The Nature of Law and the Function of Origin
4. Justice, Morality and Law: The Hart-Fuller Debate and the Foundation of Law
5. Transcendence and Immanence and the Problem of Justice as a Substantive Goal
6. Hannah Arendt and Carl Schmitt: Totalitarianism and the Enemy as Scapegoat. Writing and Law.
7. Australia Case Study: Justice, Law and the Rule of Law in Early.
8. Beyond Immanence: Law, Justice and Transcendence in the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas.
9. Conclusion: Justice as Transcendence and Beyond Immanence
Biography
John Lechte is Emeritus Professor in Social Theory at Macquarie University in Sydney.
