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The problematics of moral and legal theory / Richard A. Posner.

The problematics of moral and legal theory / Richard A....

The problematics of moral and legal theory / Richard A. Posner.

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The problematics of moral and legal theory / Richard A. Posner.

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Full title

The problematics of moral and legal theory / Richard A. Posner.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1999.

Date

1999.

Call Numbers

N170/189

Record Identifier

74VvWL4V2Axb

MMS ID

991011979529702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

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.

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1999.

Place of Publication

Massachusetts

Date Published

1999.

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Scope and Contents

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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Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English.

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Call Numbers

N170/189

Record Identifier

74VvWL4V2Axb

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ISBN

0674007999 (pbk.)

9780674707719 (alk. paper)

0674707710 (alk. paper)

9780674707719

0674707710

9780674007994 (pbk.)

DDC

170

MMS ID

991011979529702626

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