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Philosophy of Law: The Fundamentals

Mark C. Murphy 

ISBN: 978-1-118-00810-2

June 2013

Wiley-Blackwell

228 pages

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Philosophy of Law: The Fundamentals

Mark C. Murphy

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978-1-118-00810-2
June 2013
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August 2006
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Description
The Philosophy of Law is a broad-reaching text that guides readers through the basic analytical and normative issues in the field, highlighting key historical and contemporary thinkers and offering a unified treatment of the various issues in the philosophy of law.

  • Enlivened with numerous, everyday examples to illustrate various concepts of law.
  • Employs the idea of three central commonplaces about law - that law is a social matter, that law is authoritative, and that law is for the common good - to organize seemingly disparate topics and to bring rival views into contention with each other.
  • The first volume in the Fundamentals of Philosophy series, in which leading philosophers explore the fundamental issues and core problems in the major sub-disciplines of philosophy.
About the Author

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).

Features

  • Introduces readers to basic analytical and normative issues in philosophy of law.
  • Highlights key historical and contemporary thinkers who have shaped the discourse.
  • Provides a unified treatment of the various issues in the philosophy of law.
  • Enlivened with numerous, everyday examples to illustrate various concepts of law.
  • Employs the idea of three central commonplaces about law - that law is a social matter, that law is authoritative, and that law is for the common good - to organize seemingly disparate topics and to bring rival views into contention with each other.
  • The first volume in the Fundamentals of Philosophy series, in which leading philosophers explore the fundamental issues and core problems in the major sub-disciplines of philosophy.
Series
Fundamentals of Philosophy
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