{"product_id":"modern-jurisprudence-a-philosophical-guide-9781509948901","title":"Modern Jurisprudence: A Philosophical Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis textbook presents a clear exploration of the historical developments and ideas that give modern thinking its distinctive shape.   It guides students through the rival standpoints on jurisprudence from the origins of Western jurisprudential thought and the classical tradition to the emergence of ‘modern’ political thought. Chapters on Hart, Fuller, Rawls, Dworkin and Finnis lead the reader systematically through the terrain of modern legal philosophy, tracing the issues back to fundamental questions of philosophy, and indicating lines of criticism that result in a fresh and original perspective on the subject.  The third edition includes a new chapter on feminist legal scholarship and non-Western approaches.  Praise for the previous editions:   'An ideal starting place for anyone interested in, or studying, legal  philosophy ... Its simple but ambitious aim to provide a concise and  accessible guide is easily achieved.' (Student Law Journal)  'A decent choice for  an introductory course on jurisprudence, or for  a serious student who  wishes to study on his or her own.' (Canadian Law Library)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is clear, concise and well laid out. -- Amy Elkington * University of Chichester *\u003cbr\u003eAn ideal starting place for anyone interested in, or studying, legal philosophy … Its simple but ambitious aim to provide a concise and accessible guide is easily achieved. * Student Law Journal (of the first edition) *\u003cbr\u003eA decent choice for an introductory course on jurisprudence, or for a serious student who wishes to study on his or her own. * Canadian Law Library (of the first edition) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Justice, Law and History \u003c\/b\u003e Morality  History Law  Situating Jurisprudence    PART ONE FOUNDATIONS \u003cb\u003e2. Origins of the Western Jurisprudential Tradition \u003c\/b\u003e A Basic Division  Aristotelian Political Thought  The Abandonment of Aristotle  Justice and Community in Plato  Suggested Reading  \u003cb\u003e3. Jurisprudence – The Classical Tradition \u003c\/b\u003e Positive Law Natural Law  The Relationship between Natural Law and Positive Law  Justice and Determination  Human Knowledge of Natural Law  A Word on Doctrines  Suggested Reading  \u003cb\u003e4. The Emergence of ‘Modern’ Political Thought\u003c\/b\u003e Hobbes’s View of the Human Condition  Law and Society The Political Context of \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e A Divided Inheritance  Excursus  Reason  Sociability  Absolutism  The Right of Nature  Suggested Reading  \u003cb\u003e5. Images of Law from Grotius to Kant \u003c\/b\u003e Grotius as a Natural Law Theorist  A New Framework  Suggested Reading    PART TWO DEBATES \u003cb\u003e6. Positive Law, Positive Justice: Hart \u003c\/b\u003e The Basic Dimensions of Hart’s Positivism  The Nature of Law  Law and Morality  Natural Law  Justice and Equality  Suggested Reading  \u003cb\u003e7. Justice in the ‘Real World’: Dworkin \u003c\/b\u003e The Philosopher-Judge  Could the Law be an Expression of Something other than ‘Integrity’?  Objectivity, Truth and Scepticism  Philosopher-Kings and Philosopher-Judges  Suggested Reading  \u003cb\u003e8. Justice and the Liberal State: Rawls \u003c\/b\u003e Rational Reflection and Questions of Method  The Problem of Justice  The First Principle of Justice  The Second Principle  The Basic Structure in Context  Suggested Reading  \u003cb\u003e9. Justice and the Common Good: Finnis \u003c\/b\u003e Introducing the Political Philosophy  The Basic Goods  The Status of Practical Reasonableness  Order, Community and Justice  Justice and Rights  The Overall Direction of Finnis’s Account  Suggested Reading  \u003cb\u003e10. Justice and Legality: Fuller\u003c\/b\u003e Legality and Justice  Justice and the Institutional Reality of Law  Eunomics: The Theory of Good Order  The Direction of Fuller’s Thought  Suggested Reading  \u003cb\u003e11. Justice and Legal Order: Further Reflections \u003c\/b\u003e Natural Right and Natural Law  The Origin of the Law’s Authority  Legal Order and Positive Law  Summing Up  Suggested Reading    PART THREE CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES \u003cb\u003e12. Disruptive Theories \u003c\/b\u003e Critical Theory  Critical Race Theory  Feminist Legal Theory  Suggested Reading  \u003cb\u003e13. 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