The problematics of moral and legal theory / Richard A. Posner.
The problematics of moral and legal theory / Richard A. Posner.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N170/189
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English
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Physical content
x, 320 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
I. The Wrong Turn. 1. Moral Theory. 2. Legal Theory, Moral Themes -- II. The Way Out. 3. Professionalism. 4. Pragmatism.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
Ambitious legal thinkers have become mesmerized by moral philosophy, believing that great figures in the philosophical tradition hold the keys to understanding and improving law and justice and even to resolving the most contentious issues of constitutional law. They are wrong, contends Richard Posner in this book. Posner characterizes the current...
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The problematics of moral and legal theory / Richard A. Posner.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English.
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N170/189
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ISBN
0674007999 (pbk.)
9780674707719 (alk. paper)
0674707710 (alk. paper)
9780674707719
0674707710
9780674007994 (pbk.)
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170
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991011979529702626
