The Practice of Principle
in defence of a pragmatist approach to legal theory
$64.68
- Paperback
248 pages
- Release Date
6 March 2003
Summary
Jules Coleman, one of the world’s most influential philosophers of law here expounds his recent views on a range of important issues in legal theory. Coleman offers for the first time an explicit account of the pragmatist method that has long informed his work, and takes on the views of highly respected contemporaries such as Ronald Dworkin and Joseph Raz. The first part of the book builds on Coleman’s well-known ‘correctivejustice’ account of tort law, highlighting the sophis…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199264124 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199264120 |
| Series: | Clarendon Law Lectures |
| Author: | Jules Coleman |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 6 March 2003 |
| Weight: | 370g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 156mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
`Review from previous edition … an illuminating and enthralling read … Among other virtues, The Practice of Principle presents perhaps the most developed statement of inclusive legal positivism to date. In doing so, it advances our understanding not only of that position, but also of the various positions arrayed against it.‘Modern Law Review, 1 Sept 2001
About The Author
Jules Coleman
Jules Coleman is Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence and Philosophy, Yale University. He is the editor of the Journal of Legal Theory.
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