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Law and Morality
by Kenneth Einar Himma, Brian Bix
This volume collects many of the key essays exploring the possible relationships between the concepts of law and morality, a central concern of contemporary philosophizing about law. It is organized around five conceptual issues: classical natural law theory; legal positivism's separability thesis; Ronald Dworkin's constructive interpretivism; inclusive legal positivism's assertion that there can be legal systems with moral criteria of legality; and the relevance of morality and moral theorizing in theorizing about the concept of law and associated legal concepts. Each of the essays makes an important contribution toward addressing these issues.
HistoryLawEthics & Professional ResponsibilityJurisprudenceLegal HistoryNatural Law
RELEASED2005
PUBLISHERAshgate
LENGTH508
LANGUAGEEN
Law and Morality
by Kenneth Einar Himma, Brian Bix
This volume collects many of the key essays exploring the possible relationships between the concepts of law and morality, a central concern of contemporary philosophizing about law. It is organized around five conceptual issues: classical natural law theory; legal positivism's separability thesis; Ronald Dworkin's constructive interpretivism; inclusive legal positivism's assertion that there can be legal systems with moral criteria of legality; and the relevance of morality and moral theorizing in theorizing about the concept of law and associated legal concepts. Each of the essays makes an important contribution toward addressing these issues.
HistoryLawEthics & Professional ResponsibilityJurisprudenceLegal HistoryNatural LawPhilosophyEthics & Moral Philosophy