
Critics often dismiss Austin with a wave of the hand, or reduce his jurisprudence to a few of his ideas, such as his conception of law as a command or his notion of a legally unlimited sovereign. It will be of substantial interest not only to historians of idea
- Title : Doing Austin Justice: The Reception of John Austin's Philosophy of Law in Nineteenth Century England (Continuum Studies in British Philosophy)
- Author : Wilfrid Rumble
- Rating : 4.64 (133 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-11-28
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 256 Pages
- Asin : 0826474748
- Language : English
Critics often dismiss Austin with a wave of the hand, or reduce his jurisprudence to a few of his ideas, such as his conception of law as a command or his notion of a legally unlimited sovereign. It will be of substantial interest not only to historians of ideas, law, and the 19th century, but also to jurists, legal philosophers, and political theorists.. There is not one John Austin, but at least half-a-dozen. If it is not a requirement of political correctness to belittle his ideas, the tendency to do so is widespread. Austin was an towering presence in 19th-century English jurisprudence, and many of his ideas remain viable today. For example, the utilitarian ethical theories that he expounded in three of the six chapters of the only book that he published in his lifetime are usually ignored. They include his conception of analytical jurisprudence, his sharp distinEmeritus Professor Wilfrid E. Rumble Jr has taught at Vassar College for 42 years. Among his many publications are American Legal Realism (Cornell, 1968) and The Thought of John Austin (Athlone Press, 1985)
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