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Law and Objectivity by Kent Greenawalt (1995, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195098331
ISBN-139780195098334
eBay Product ID (ePID)82586
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLaw and Objectivity
SubjectJurisprudence, Political
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLaw, Philosophy
AuthorKent Greenawalt
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
ReviewsThe whole book is marked by the familiar characteristics of Greenawalt's writings: clear and thought-provoking examples; a manifest desire to dispel confusion even at the risk of being considered excessively prosaic; and a large amount of good sense., "Well-written and clearly argued."--The Review of Politics"Well-written and clearly argued."--The Review of Politics"Kent Greenawalt has written a thoughtful book examining the question of whether, and in what sense, the law is, or should be, objective....Greenawalt's book provides a thoughtful answer to a significant question about the nature of the law. And, for analysis of any number of thorny problems involving rules, discretion, and objectivity."--Appellate Practice Section Newsletter, "Kent Greenawalt has written a thoughtful book examining the question of whether, and in what sense, the law is, or should be, objective....Greenawalt's book provides a thoughtful answer to a significant question about the nature of the law. And, for analysis of any number of thorny problemsinvolving rules, discretion, and objectivity."--Appellate Practice Section Newsletter
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal340
SynopsisGreenawalt addresses the question of whether law is objective, and indeed, whether it should be. He then considers the controversial issues surrounding this question of objectivity in the framing and application of the law., In this book Kent Greenawalt addresses a cluster of central and controversial issues in contemporary jurisprudence or legal philosophy, having to do with the possibility of objectivity in the framing and application of law., 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 morality, political justice, or economic efficiency. In the process he illuminates the development of jurisprudence in the English-speaking world over the last fifty years, assessing the contributions of many important movements.
