Oxford Essays In Jurisprudence: A Collaborative Work
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
At the crossroads of law, philosophy, and moral reasoning stands Oxford Essays in Jurisprudence, a landmark collaborative volume that brought together some of the finest legal minds of the mid-twentieth century to interrogate the very foundations of legal thought. Edited by A. G. Guest, Fellow of University College, Oxford, the collection presents a series of rigorous original essays that tackle fundamental questions about the nature of law, legal obligation, rights, and the relationship between law and morality — each contribution illuminating a different facet of jurisprudential inquiry with scholarly precision and intellectual daring. Published by Oxford University Press in 1961, this volume stands as a testament to the extraordinary vitality of Anglo-American legal philosophy in the post-war era, reflecting the profound influence of thinkers such as H.L.A. Hart, whose own seminal work was reshaping the discipline at the very same moment. The contributing authors write with clarity and authority, arguing their respective positions with the kind of analytical rigour that has made Oxford jurisprudence a benchmark for legal scholarship worldwide. For students, practitioners, and philosophers alike, this collection remains an indispensable gateway into the perennial debates that continue to shape our understanding of what law is — and what it ought to be.
Author: A. G. Guest
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Oxford University Press
Genre: Essays
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
At the crossroads of law, philosophy, and moral reasoning stands Oxford Essays in Jurisprudence, a landmark collaborative volume that brought together some of the finest legal minds of the mid-twentieth century to interrogate the very foundations of legal thought. Edited by A. G. Guest, Fellow of University College, Oxford, the collection presents a series of rigorous original essays that tackle fundamental questions about the nature of law, legal obligation, rights, and the relationship between law and morality — each contribution illuminating a different facet of jurisprudential inquiry with scholarly precision and intellectual daring. Published by Oxford University Press in 1961, this volume stands as a testament to the extraordinary vitality of Anglo-American legal philosophy in the post-war era, reflecting the profound influence of thinkers such as H.L.A. Hart, whose own seminal work was reshaping the discipline at the very same moment. The contributing authors write with clarity and authority, arguing their respective positions with the kind of analytical rigour that has made Oxford jurisprudence a benchmark for legal scholarship worldwide. For students, practitioners, and philosophers alike, this collection remains an indispensable gateway into the perennial debates that continue to shape our understanding of what law is — and what it ought to be.