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The Practice of Principle. In Defence of a Pragmatist Approach to Legal Theory.
Jules L. Coleman
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paperback. In this volume, Jules Coleman presents his work on substantive issues in legal theory and the appropriate methodology for legal theorising. He considers the principles of corrective justice, inclusive legal positivism and a conceptual analysis of law and justice. Series: Clarendon Law Lectures. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
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 'corrective justice' account of tort law, highlighting the sophisticated pragmatist methodology that he brings to bear on legal theory and pressing further his critique of the law and ... Read more
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 'corrective justice' account of tort law, highlighting the sophisticated pragmatist methodology that he brings to bear on legal theory and pressing further his critique of the law and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Clarendon Law Lectures
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199264124
SKU
V9780199264124
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About Jules L. Coleman
Jules Coleman is Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence and Philosophy, Yale University. He is the editor of the Journal of Legal Theory.
Reviews for The Practice of Principle. In Defence of a Pragmatist Approach to Legal Theory.
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
Modern Law Review, 1 Sept 2001