Through the lens of science, Hans Kelsen proposes a dynamic theory of natural law, examines Platonic and Aristotelian doctrines of justice and the idea of justice as found in the holy scriptures. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1957.
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Publisher
University of California PressYear
2024Print ISBN
9780520306394
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1eBook ISBN
9780520311336
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- WHAT IS JUSTICE?
- THE IDEA OF JUSTICE IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
- PLATONIC JUSTICE
- ARISTOTLE’S DOCTRINE OF JUSTICE
- THE NATURAL-LAW DOCTRINE BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL OF SCIENCE
- A “DYNAMIC” THEORY OF NATURAL LAW
- ABSOLUTISM AND RELATIVISM IN PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICS
- VALUE JUDGMENTS IN THE SCIENCE OF LAW
- THE LAW AS A SPECIFIC SOCIAL TECHNIQUE
- WHY SHOULD THE LAW BE OBEYED?
- THE PURE THEORY OF LAW AND ANALYTICAL JURISPRUDENCE
- LAW, STATE, AND JUSTICE IN THE PURE THEORY OF LAW
- CAUSALITY AND RETRIBUTION
- CAUSALITY AND IMPUTATION
- SCIENCE AND POLITICS
- NOTES
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