{"product_id":"law-s-language-meaning-and-normativity-hardback-9781009711364","title":"Law’s Language; Meaning and Normativity (Hardback) 9781009711364","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLaw’s Language\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMeaning and Normativity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Element evaluates the dominant answers from analytic jurisprudence in light of current philosophy of language.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Wodak (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009711364, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e75 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.275 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe language of law includes normative or prescriptive terms such as 'obligation' and 'permission'. How do we explain the meaning of prescriptive legal language? This has long been regarded as a problem for positivists, since at first glance their view suggests we can derive an ought – a legal obligation or right or permission – from descriptive social facts alone. This Element outlines what we should want from a semantics of prescriptive legal language, critically evaluates four leading semantic accounts, and argues that legal prescriptivity is not, in the end, a problem for positivists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. That's just semantics\u003cbr\u003e 2. From 'must' to 'obligated'\u003cbr\u003e 3. Is 'legal' like 'Kantian'?\u003cbr\u003e 4. Hooray for law\u003cbr\u003e 5. Are legal duties made up?\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hume's law and the law\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Jurisprudence \u0026amp; philosophy of law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Jurisprudence \u0026amp; philosophy of law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Jurisprudence%20\u0026amp;%20philosophy%20of%20law%20%5BLAB%5D%22\"\u003eLAB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415672942872,"sku":"9781009711364","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009711364i.jpg?v=1784421876","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/law-s-language-meaning-and-normativity-hardback-9781009711364","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}