Isbn: 9780521090902 - on the history of the idea of law (5 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: N/A. x, 252pp. Laminated printed light card covers. Spine and text black edges tanning towards spine. 8vo. The first book ever to trace the development of the philosophical theory of law from its first appearance in Plato's writings.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Collects the basic theories of law propounded by the great philosophers. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 542. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 362 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.81 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - On the History of the Idea of Law is the first book ever to trace the development of the philosophical theory of law from its first appearance in Plato's writings to today. Professor Letwin finds important and positive insights and tensions in the theories of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Hobbes. She finds confusions and serious errors introduced by Cicero, Aquinas, Bentham, and Marx. She harnesses the insights of H. L. A. Hart and especially Michael Oakeshott to mount a devastating attack on the late twentieth-century theories of Ronald Dworkin, the Critical Legal Studies movement, and feminist jurisprudence. In all of this, Professor Letwin finds the rule of law to be the key to modern liberty and the standard of justice. This is the final work of the distinguished historian and theorist Shirley Robin Letwin, a major figure in the revival of Conservative thought and doctrine from 1960 onwards, who died in 1993.…