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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451037503321

Autore

Coyle Sean

Titolo

From positivism to idealism [[electronic resource] ] : a study of the moral dimensions of legality / / Sean Coyle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007

ISBN

1-351-15794-9

1-281-09876-0

9786611098766

0-7546-8611-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

Applied legal philosophy

Disciplina

340/.112

Soggetti

Legal positivism

Law - Philosophy

Law - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Series statement from jacket.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.