| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 163 pages) |
| Series |
Law and philosophy library, 2215-0315 ; volume 143 |
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Law and philosophy library ; v. 143. 2215-0315
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| Contents |
Conceptual analysis in legal positivism -- The problem of legal authority -- The functions of law -- Normative legal positivism |
| Summary |
"Legal positivism has been the dominant school of legal philosophy for much of the last century, despite its many critics. Its central tenet has long been that there is no necessary connection between law and morality. This book provides a broad but clear and jargon-free account of the central objections to the theory and why those objections are sufficient to show that legal positivism is no longer tenable. This includes a broad critique of the purported distinction method of legal positivism, the idea of conceptual analysis, as well as a detailed assessment of the most influential of all legal positivist theories, that of H.L.A. Hart. The book also provides a defense of the natural law school, which holds in contrast to legal positivism that the authority of law arises from its intrinsic connection to morality. The author demonstrates that most of the criticism of the natural law school arises from a caricatured account of that doctrine, for instance the idea that it requires substantive theological commitments or particular conceptions of human nature. In contrast, the author presents an account of natural law theory that is grounded in a commitment to moral truth, but not to any theological beliefs"--Publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed February 12, 2024) |
| Subject |
Legal positivism.
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Natural law.
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Law -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Law -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Legal positivism.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783031438684 |
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303143868X |
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