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Philosophy of Law: The Fundamentals
Mark C. Murphy
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Description for Philosophy of Law: The Fundamentals
Paperback. The Philosophy of Law is a broad-reaching text that guides readers through the basic analytical and normative issues in the field, highlighting key historical and contemporary thinkers and offering a unified treatment of the various issues in the philosophy of law. Series: Fundamentals of Philosophy S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
The Philosophy of Law is a broad-reaching text that guides readers through the basic analytical and normative issues in the field, highlighting key historical and contemporary thinkers and offering a unified treatment of the various issues in the philosophy of law. * Enlivened with numerous, everyday examples to illustrate various concepts of law. * Employs the idea of three central commonplaces about law - that law is a social matter, that law is authoritative, and that law is for the common good - to organize seemingly disparate topics and to bring rival views into contention with each other. ... Read more
The Philosophy of Law is a broad-reaching text that guides readers through the basic analytical and normative issues in the field, highlighting key historical and contemporary thinkers and offering a unified treatment of the various issues in the philosophy of law. * Enlivened with numerous, everyday examples to illustrate various concepts of law. * Employs the idea of three central commonplaces about law - that law is a social matter, that law is authoritative, and that law is for the common good - to organize seemingly disparate topics and to bring rival views into contention with each other. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Fundamentals of Philosophy S.
Condition
New
Weight
326g
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405129602
SKU
V9781405129602
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About Mark C. Murphy
Mark C. Murphy is Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he works in moral, political, and legal philosophy. He is the author of Natural Law and Practical Rationality (2001), An Essay on Divine Authority (2002), and Natural Law in Jurisprudence and Politics (2006), and the editor of Alasdair MacIntyre (2003).
Reviews for Philosophy of Law: The Fundamentals
Mark Murphy is the most interesting and original natural law theorist of his generation, and this wide-ranging, learned, and lucid introduction to legal philosophy will be the text of choice for any student or philosopher who wants a philosophically sophisticated survey of the major topics that, at the same time, makes clear the continuing attraction of the natural law tradition. ... Read more