Forgotten Justice - Forms of Justice in the History of Legal and Political Theory

Informationen zum Autor Allan Beever is a Professor of Law at the University of South Australia. He has previously taught or held visiting positions at the Universities of Ottawa, Southampton, Durham, the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg, and the University of Auckland. His research focuses on the theory of tort law and the law of obligations more widely, on political and legal theory, and on the history of philosophy. Klappentext Challenging the assumptions of modern political and legal philosophy, this book presents a historical account of the development of thinking about justice and political obligations. It argues against the modern fixation with the state, and for a return to traditional conceptions of political community and the law. Zusammenfassung Challenging the assumptions of modern political and legal philosophy, this book presents a historical account of the development of thinking about justice and political obligations. It argues against the modern fixation with the state, and for a return to traditional conceptions of political community and the law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Modern Conception of Political Philosophy and Law Part I: Discovery 2: Plato: A Beginning 3: Plato: A New Beginning 4: Aristotle 5: Cicero Part II: Establishment 6: Aquinas 7: Pufendorf 8: Kant Part III: Forgetting 9: Hobbes 10: Locke 11: The Utilitarians Part IV: Implications 12: Legal Analysis 13: Political Philosophy 14: Conclusion Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Allan Beever, Allan (Professor of Law Beever, Beever Allan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2013
• EAN: 9780199675487
• ISBN: 978-0-19-967548-7
• No. of pages: 342
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Torts, Political science & theory, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Political science and theory, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Law of torts, damages and compensation, Torts / Delicts