03039nam 2200625Ia 450 991082141590332120240430201959.01-281-29439-X97866112943971-84714-144-7(CKB)1000000000415330(EBL)436872(OCoLC)270933640(SSID)ssj0000140644(PQKBManifestationID)11132477(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000140644(PQKBWorkID)10074272(PQKB)10347122(MiAaPQ)EBC436872(Au-PeEL)EBL436872(CaPaEBR)ebr10224653(CaONFJC)MIL129439(OCoLC)893334503(EXLCZ)99100000000041533020040701d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDoing Austin justice the reception of John Austin's philosophy of law in nineteenth-century England /Wilfrid E. Rumble1st ed.London ;New York Continuumc20051 online resource (281 p.)Continuum studies in British philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-7474-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexAustin 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 conceContinuum studies in British philosophy.LawPhilosophyJurisprudenceEnglandHistory19th centuryLawPhilosophy.JurisprudenceHistory340/.1Rumble Wilfrid E1649517Austin John1790-1859.317613MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821415903321Doing Austin justice3998296UNINA