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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462493103321

Autore

Guest Stephen

Titolo

Ronald Dworkin [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen Guest

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, : Stanford Law Books, 2013

ISBN

0-8047-8400-0

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Collana

Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory

Jurists-- profiles in legal theory

Disciplina

340/.1

Soggetti

Law - Philosophy

Jurisprudence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The first and second editions of this book were published in 1992 and 1997 by Edinburgh University Press."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. A Sketch of Ronald Dworkin; 2. Law as Plain Fact; 3. The Complexity of Legal Argument; 4. The Interpretation of Law; 5. The Evaluative Coherence of Legal Argument; 6. Integrity and Community; 7. Objectivity in Law and Morality; 8. Treating People as Equals; 9. Justice for Hedgehogs; 10. Equality of What?; 11. The Basis of Liberalism; 12. Religion and the Beginning and End of Life; Notes; Bibliography of Ronald Dworkin's Works; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Ronald Dworkin is widely accepted as the most important and most controversial Anglo-American jurist of the past forty years. And this same-named volume on his work has become a minor classic in the field, offering the most complete analysis and integration of Dworkin's work to date. This third edition offers a substantial revision of earlier texts and, most importantly, incorporates discussion of Dworkin's recent masterwork Justice for Hedgehogs. Accessibly written for a wide readership, this book captures the complexity and depth of thought of Ronald Dworkin. Displaying a