Law and objectivity /
In modern times the idea of the objectivity of law has been undermined by skepticism about legal institutions, disbelief in ideals of unbiased evaluation, and a conviction that language is indeterminate. Greenawalt here considers the validity of such skepticism, examining such questions as: whether...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1992.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780198023203 0198023200 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In modern times the idea of the objectivity of law has been undermined by skepticism about legal institutions, disbelief in ideals of unbiased evaluation, and a conviction that language is indeterminate. Greenawalt here considers the validity of such skepticism, examining such questions as: whether the law as it exists provides determinate answers to legal problems; whether the law should treat people in an "objective way," according to abstract rules, general categories, and external consequences; and how far the law is anchored in something external to itself, such as social morali. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 288 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index. |
| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |