Philosophy of law / / Mark C. Murphy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957054403321
• Autore: Murphy Mark C
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2007
• ISBN: 9781118008102; 1118008103
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 214 p. : ill
• Collana: Fundamentals of philosophy ; ; 2
• Classificazione: 321.1; 340/.1
• Disciplina: 340/.1
• Soggetti: Law
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references and index
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Analytical fundamentals : the concept of law -- Normative fundamentals : the basic roles of paradigmatic legal systems -- The aims of law -- The nature and aims of the criminal law -- The nature and aims of tort law -- Challenging the law.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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).