Stanley Fish on Philosophy, Politics and Law - How Fish Works

Informationen zum Autor Michael Robertson is an Associate Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago, New Zealand, where he teaches courses in jurisprudence, legal theory and law and society. Klappentext This book explores Fish's unconventional positions on politics and law, explaining how they flow from his positions on three philosophical issues. Zusammenfassung Stanley Fish is a provocative author who is often misunderstood precisely because of his polemical approach. This book sets out and evaluates his arguments in a clear fashion which makes his contribution to philosophy! politics and law more accessible for both generalist and specialist readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Philosophy: 1. The nature of the self; 2. Epistemology; 3. The role of theory; Part II. Politics: 4. Political theory; 5. Political substance; 6. Political practice; Part III. Law: 7. Legal positivism; 8. Legal formalism; 9. The Fish/Dworkin debate; 10. Fish's positive account of law; 11. Change and indeterminacy in law; 12. Legal realism and critical legal studies; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Robertson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.07.2016
• EAN: 9781107427372
• ISBN: 978-1-107-42737-2
• No. of pages: 366
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; Law, LAW / Jurisprudence, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law