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Book SynopsisOakeshott, Hayek and Schmitt are associated with a conservative reaction to the 'progressive' forces of their time. Law, Liberty and State considers all three together at a time when political theorists, lawyers and theorists of international relations are increasingly turning to the foundational texts of twentieth-century thought.
Table of Contents1. Introduction David Dyzenhaus and Thomas Poole; 2. The mystery of the state: state-concept, state-theory and state-making in Schmitt and Oakeshott Nehal Bhuta; 3. Law as concrete order: Schmitt and the abnormality of collective freedom Hans Lindahl; 4. Nomos Martin Loughlin; 5. Carl Schmitt's defence of sovereignty Lars Vinx; 6. Schmitt, Oakeshott and the Hobbesian legacy in the crisis of our times David Boucher; 7. The mystery of lawlessness: war, law, and the modern state Thomas Poole; 8. Reconfiguring reason of state in response to political crisis Duncan Kelly; 9. Gambling and the rule of law: stochastic rationality in Oakeshott's philosophy Erika A. Kiss; 10. Dreaming the rule of law David Dyzenhaus; 11. What, if anything, is wrong with Hayek's model constitution? Jan-Werner Müller; 12. Hayek's theory of the state Chandran Kukathas; 13. Local and global knowledge in the administrative state Adrian Vermeule.
