The Practice of Principle
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Description
Jules Coleman, one of the world's most influential philosophers of law here expounds his recent views on a range of important issues in legal theory. Coleman offers for the first time an explicit account of the pragmatist method that has long informed his work, and takes on the views of highly respected contemporaries such as Ronald Dworkin and Joseph Raz.Features
- An ambitious work from America's leading legal philosopher
- Will appeal to philosophers of law, legal academics, economists of law, legal and political theorists, and thoughtful lawyers
- By the author of the Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law
Reviews
* "An illuminating and enthralling read ... Among other virtues, The Practice of Principle presents perhaps the most developed statement of inclusive legal positivism to date. In doing so, it advances our understanding not only of that position, but also of the various positions arrayed against it."--Modern Law Review
"Practice is dense and rich, with new arguments appearing on almost every page. . . for those with a serious interest in the field of legal philosophy, this is a must-read. . . . The reader has the impression of being invited to a particularly lively philosophy seminar, whose members are both familiar and relatively new. On every page Coleman is confronting, criticizing, and endorsing other's views, as well as explaining how his own views have shifted over time. . . . Practice of Principle is exceptional for the fresh air it breathes into old debates, blowing aside the dust of tangential debates and leaving clean a work area in which beautiful philosophy proceeds."--Michigan Law Review
About the Author(s)
Jules Coleman is Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence and Philosophy, Yale University. He is the editor of the Journal of Legal Theory.
