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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451174803321

Autore

Rumble Wilfrid E

Titolo

Doing Austin justice [[electronic resource] ] : the reception of John Austin's philosophy of law in nineteenth-century England / / Wilfrid E. Rumble

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2005

ISBN

1-281-29439-X

9786611294397

1-84714-144-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in British philosophy

Altri autori (Persone)

AustinJohn <1790-1859.>

Disciplina

340/.1

Soggetti

Law - Philosophy

Jurisprudence - England - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 A sketch of Austin's life; 3 Austin in the classroom: why were his courses on jurisprudence unpopular?; 4 Austin's utilitarianism and the reviews of The Province of Jurisprudence Determined; 5 John Stuart Mill on Austin; 6 Austin and the science of law; 7 Maine and Austin; 8 Criticisms of Austin's conception of general jurisprudence; 9 Nineteenth-century precursors of H.L.A. Hart's critique of Austin: Frederic Harrison, Thomas Erskine Holland, and James Bryce; 10 An overview; 11 Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Austin was an towering presence in 19th-century English jurisprudence, and many of his ideas remain viable today. They include his conception of analytical jurisprudence, his sharp distinction between law and morality, and his utilitarian theory of resistance to government. Yet he has always had his critics and they have become ever shriller in the last 50 years. If it is not a requirement of political correctness to belittle his ideas, the tendency to do so is widespread. Critics often dismiss Austin with a wave of the hand, or reduce his jurisprudence to a few of his ideas, such as his conce