From Positivism to Idealism

Illuminating the idea of legality by a consideration of its moral nature, this book explores the emergence and development of two rival traditions of legal thought (those of 'positivism' and 'idealism') which together define the structure of modern juridical thought.

Autorentext
Sean Coyle is Professor of Jurisprudence, Department of Law at the University of Exeter, UK

Inhalt

Contents: Preface; Reflection on law's nature; Reason, will and law; Doctrinal scholarship and the science of right; Legal positivism, doctrinal science and statist conceptions of law; The changing face of positivism: from Hobbes to Hart; The limits of legal positivism; Beyond positivism and idealism; Liberal politics and private law;The moral nature of law; Index.