Liam Murphy

What Makes Law

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This advanced introduction to central questions in legal philosophy attempts to breathe new life into stalled research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780521834278
• ISBN-10: 0521834279
• Artikelnr.: 40602329

Autorenporträt

Liam Murphy works in legal, moral, and political philosophy and the application of these inquiries to law and legal theory. He has published two books: Moral Demands in Nonideal Theory (2000) and The Myth of Ownership: Taxes and Justice (2002, with Thomas Nagel). His articles have appeared in Philosophy and Public Affairs among other journals. Murphy has been an associate editor and now is a member of the editorial board of Philosophy and Public Affairs. He was vice dean of the New York University School of Law from 2007 to 2010.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Morality and the grounds of law
3. Legal positivism
4. Nonpositivism
5. Disagreement in practical philosophy
6. Law
7. The normative force of law
8. What makes law law?: law beyond the state
9. Conclusion: what matters?