{"product_id":"on-the-history-of-the-idea-of-law-paperback-9780521090902","title":"On the History of the Idea of Law (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521090902","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOn the History of the Idea of Law\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollects the basic theories of law propounded by the great philosophers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShirley Robin Letwin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521090902, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 November 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e364 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.53 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\"\u003eOn the History of the Idea of Law is the first book ever to trace the development of the philosophical theory of law from its first appearance in Plato's writings to today. Professor Letwin finds important and positive insights and tensions in the theories of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Hobbes. She finds confusions and serious errors introduced by Cicero, Aquinas, Bentham, and Marx. She harnesses the insights of H. L. A. Hart and especially Michael Oakeshott to mount a devastating attack on the late twentieth-century theories of Ronald Dworkin, the Critical Legal Studies movement, and feminist jurisprudence. In all of this, Professor Letwin finds the rule of law to be the key to modern liberty and the standard of justice. This is the final work of the distinguished historian and theorist Shirley Robin Letwin, a major figure in the revival of Conservative thought and doctrine from 1960 onwards, who died in 1993.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditor's preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Law Anchored to a Cosmic Order: 1. Plato\u003cbr\u003e 2. Aristotle\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cicero\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Christian Revision: 4. St Augustine\u003cbr\u003e 5. St Thomas Aquinas\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Modern Quest: 6. Thomas Hobbes\u003cbr\u003e 7. John Locke\u003cbr\u003e 8. Immanuel Kent\u003cbr\u003e 9. Jeremy Bentham\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Significance of Rules: 10. From historical jurisprudence to realism\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Defence of Rules\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Idea of Law Repudiated: 12. Marxist Theories\u003cbr\u003e 13. Political jurisprudence 1\u003cbr\u003e 14. Political jurisprudence 2\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. New Foundations: 15. A skeptical jurisprudence\u003cbr\u003e 16. Postscript\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004105576728,"sku":"9780521090902","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521090902i_31597758-ff18-4e59-aa88-cfbdf10ab65c.jpg?v=1694970414","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/on-the-history-of-the-idea-of-law-paperback-9780521090902","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}