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PUBLISHER: Peter Lang Publishing Inc

FORMAT: Electronic book text

ISBN: 9781453910078

RRP: £33.00

PAGES: 277

PUBLICATION DATE:
August 29, 2012

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A Sceptical Theory of Morality and Law

James Allan

A Sceptical Theory of Morality and Law aims ultimately to cast light on some contentious issues in the philosophy of law, including the nature of rights and of judicial interpretation. The answers one gives, however, rest on the moral theory one finds most convincing. The first part of this book gives a sustained defence of a sceptical moral theory owing much to the views of David Hume. That version of scepticism is then relied upon in the author’s discussion of law and legal theory.

James Allan

The Author: James Allan, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He has published articles in specialist moral philosophy journals and in a variety of top legal philosophy journals.

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