Author

Publication

1997 - Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, England

Language

English

Word Count

43,000 words, Guess

Page Count

172 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC340.1
  • LCCK215.E53 W37 1997
  • LCCK201-487

Description

"Kantianism, Postmodernism and Critical Legal Thought presents a challenging alternative theory of legal philosophy. The central thesis of the book suggests an accommodation between three of the most influential contemporary theories of law, Kantianism, postmodernism and critical legal thought. In doing so, it further suggests that the often perceived distance between these theories of law disguises a common intellectual foundation. This foundation lies in the work of Immanuel Kant. Kantianism, Postmodernism and Critical Legal Thought presents an intellectual history of critical legal thinking, beginning with Kant, and then proceeding through philosophers and legal theorists as diverse as Heidegger and Arendt, Foucault and Derrida, Rorty and Rawls, and Unger and Dworkin. Ultimately, it will be suggested that each of these philosophers is writing within a common intellectual tradition, and that by concentrating on the commonality of this tradition, contemporary legal theory can better appreciate the reconstructive potential of the critical legal project."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Law and philosophy library -- v.31

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