Philosophy of Law (Dickenson Series in Philosophy)
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Book Description
This leading anthology contains legal cases and essays written by the best scholars in legal philosophy, representing all major points of view on central topics in philosophy of law. This classic text is distinguished by its clarity, readability, balance of topics, balance of substantive positions on controversial questions, topical relevance, imaginative use of cases and stories, and the inclusion of only lightly-edited or untouched classics. This revision is marked by inclusion of many articles relevant to womenUs issues and a greater emphasis on concrete legal problems.
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About the Author
Joel Feinberg (Professor Emeritus) is recognized as a leading political and social philosopher. He is well known both as a leading scholar and as an excellent teacher. He has published widely on moral issues such as capital punishment, the treatment of the mentally ill, civil disobedience, and environmental ethics. Before joining the University of Arizona faculty, he served on the faculties of Brown, Princeton, and Rockefeller Universities. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1987-88 to work in Japan. He was chairman of the National Board of Officers in the American Philosophical Association for three years in the mid-1980s. Jules Coleman is Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence and Philosophy at Yale Law School. His research has focused on the philosophy of law, political philosophy and the methodology of the social sciences. Within the philosophy of law, his scholarship has emphasized issues in jurisprudence and the nature of responsibility in the law. He has also done extensive work in political philosophy on the nature of authority, democracy, and the foundations of contractarianism. He has also written on the foundations on rational choice theory in its applications to economics, political theory and law.
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Philosophy of Law (Dickenson Series in Philosophy),Joel Feinberg,Dickenson Publishing Company,0822101505,General,Legal Reference / Law Profession
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