Objectivity in Law and Morals - Brossura

Leiter, Brian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 052104149X ISBN 13: 9780521041492

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

The seven original essays included in this volume from 2000, written by some of the world's most distinguished moral and legal philosophers, offer a sophisticated perspective on issues about the objectivity of legal interpretation and judicial decision-making. They examine objectivity from both metaphysical and epistemological perspectives and develop a variety of approaches, constructive and critical, to the fundamental problems of objectivity in morality. One of the key issues explored is that of the alleged 'domain-specificity' of conceptions of objectivity, i.e. whether there is a conception of objectivity appropriate for ethics that is different in kind from the conception of objectivity appropriate for other areas of study. This volume considers the intersection between objectivity in ethics and objectivity in law. It presents a survey of live issues in metaethics, and examines their relevance to theorizing about law and adjudication.

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'The contributors to this collection are diverse and of high quality ... all of the contributions discuss topics that are important and difficult, and do so at a very high level of clarity and sophistication. I would strongly recommend Objectivity in Law and Morals to anyone who is working in legal and moral philosophy.' Modern Law Review

Descrizione del libro:

This volume, first published in 2000, considers the intersection between objectivity in ethics and the objectivity in law. It presents a survey of live issues in metaethics, and examines their relevance to theorizing about law and adjudication.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 052104149X
• ISBN 13: 9780521041492
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 368