The legacy of H. L. A. Hart
legal, political, and moral philosophy
- ISBN: 9780199542895
- Editorial: Oxford University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2013
- Lugar de la edición: . Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 353
- Idiomas: Inglés
This book is the product of a major British Academy Symposium held in 2007 to mark the centenary of the birth of H.L.A. Hart, the most important legal philosopher and one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century.
The book brings together contributions from seventeen of the world's foremost legal and political philosophers who explore the many subjects in which Hart produced influential work. Each essay engages in an original analysis of philosophical problems that were tackled by Hart, some essays including extended critical discussions of his major works: The Concept of Law, Punishment and Responsibility, Causation in the Law and Law, Liberty and Morality. All the main topics of Hart's philosophical writings are featured: general jurisprudence and legal positivism; criminal responsibility and punishment; theories of rights; toleration and liberty; theories of justice; and causation in the law.
Part I: General Legal Philosophy
1:On Hart's Ways: Law as Reason and as Fact, John Finnis
2:The Legal Entrenchment of Illegality, David Lyons
3:Jurisprudence after Hart, Sir Neil MacCormick
4:The Social Foundations of Sovereignty, Gerald Postema
5:Hart and the Rule of Law, Jeremy Waldron
6:Legality, Morality, and the Guidance Function of Law, W.J. Waluchow
Part II: Criminal Responsibility and Punishment
7:Responsibility and Liability, Antony Duff
8:Hart on Responsibility, John Gardner
Part III: Causation in the Law
9:Some Reflections on Causation in the Law, Judith Jarvis Thomson
10:The Nightmare and the Noble Dream: Causation and Responsibility, Richard Wright
Part IV: Theories of Justice
11:Justice, Fairness, and Hart, Brad Hooker
12:Liberty and Liberties, Philip Pettit
Part V: Theories of Rights
13:Rights and Non-existence, Cécile Fabre
14:Are There Still Any Natural Rights?, Hillel Steiner
15:The Nature of the Claim, Leif Wenar
Part VI: Toleration and Liberty
16:Tolerance and Understanding, Leslie Green
17:Private Faces in Public Places, Susan Mendus
18:Liberty, Privacy, and Cruelty, Alan Ryan
