The Roots of Normativity concerns one of the most basic philosophical questions: how to explain normativity in its many guises. Over many decades, Joseph Raz has sought to develop an answer to this question, according to which understanding normativity is understanding the roles and structures of normative reasons which, when they are reasons for action, are based on values. This volume collects twelve chapters which succinctly lay out his view, and determine its contours through ...

In this book Joseph Raz develops his views on some of the central questions in practical philosophy: legal, political, and moral. The book provides an overview of Raz's work on jurisprudence and the nature of law in the context of broader questions in the philosophy of practical reason. The book opens with a discussion of methodological issues, focusing on understanding the nature of jurisprudence. It asks how the nature of law can be explained, and how the success of a legal theory can be...

In this book Joseph Raz develops his views on some of the central questions in practical philosophy: legal, political, and moral. The book provides an overview of Raz's work on jurisprudence and the nature of law in the context of broader questions in the philosophy of practical reason. The book opens with a discussion of methodological issues, focusing on understanding the nature of jurisprudence. It asks how the nature of law can be explained, and how the success of a legal theory can be...

Practical Reason and Norms focuses on three problems: In what way are rules normative, and how do they differ from ordinary reasons? What makes normative systems systematic? What distinguishes legal systems, and in what consists their normativity? All three questions are answered by taking reasons as the basic normative concept, and showing the distinctive role reasons have in every case, thus paving the way to a unified account of normativity. Rules are a structure of reasons to ...

Over the past twenty years, the debate between neutrality and perfectionism has been at the center of political philosophy. Now Perfectionism and Neutrality: Essays in Liberal Theory brings together classic papers and new ideas on both sides of the discussion. Editors George Klosko and Steven Wall provide a substantive introduction to the history and theories of perfectionism and neutrality, expertly contextualizing the essays and making the collection accessible to everyone inter...

The question, "Why should I obey the law?" introduces a contemporary puzzle that is as old as philosophy itself. The puzzle is especially troublesome if we think of cases in which breaking the law is not otherwise wrongful, and in which the chances of getting caught are negligible. Philosophers from Socrates to H.L.A. Hart have struggled to give reasoned support to the idea that we do have a general moral duty to obey the law but, more recently, the greater number of learned voices has exp...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie des 20. Jahrhunderts, Note: 1,3, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Institut für Philosophie), Veranstaltung: Menschenwürde - Neuere Arbeiten, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im zurückliegenden Seminar "Menschwürde: Neuere Arbeiten" haben wir uns intensiv mit dem für die Moralphilosophie zentralen Begriff der Würde auseinandergesetzt und versucht, eine genauere Begriffsbestimmung vorzunehmen. Hierbei haben wir uns vor alle...

Los siete ensayos, escritos por algunos de los más renombrados filósofos morales y jurídicos del mundo, ofrecen una perspectiva filosófica sofisticada acerca de sus asuntos relacionados con la objetividad de la interpretación jurídica y de la decisión judicial. Ellos examinan la intersección existente entre la objetividad en la ética y el derecho tanto en la tradición positivista como en la tradición del derecho natural, y desarrollan una variedad de enfoques constructivos y críticos de lo...

Qual é o limite para a imoralidade do Direto? Quando podemos dizer que um agente público excede os limites de seus poderes, de modo a esvaziar sua autoridade, perdendo o caráter obrigatório dos seus comandos e diretrizes? Este é um amplo debate na Teoria do Direito sendo que cada grande autor e autora expôs sua opinião a respeito. Porém, nem sempre eles se entendem bem. É como se esses filósofos e filósofas usassem as mesmas palavras para discutir sobre coisas diferentes. Em certa medida, ...

Fifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time. In this third edition, Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of Hart's project and hi...

Das «Gulšan-i Rāz» – «Rosenflor des Geheimnisses» – von Maḥmūd Šabistarī wird gemeinhin als eine Einführung in die islamische Mystik betrachtet. Das Lehrgedicht besteht aus Antworten auf fünfzehn Fragen, die von Sufi-Šayḫ Amīr Ḥusaynī gestellt wurden. Das Werk weist eine gegliederte Struktur mit einer Einführung, einer Analyse der Begriffe und einer Schlussbemerkung auf. In dieser Ausgabe findet der Leser eine überarbeitete Version des Rosenflors des Geheimnisses, die von dem österreichisc...

This annual reference provides a statistical study of military trends in the Middle East and a collection of essays analyzing the details and strategic significance of events in the region. This fourth annual volume of the Middle East Military Balance covers the calendar year 1986. Strategic developments in theMiddle East, a region of high geostrategic stakes and deep-rootedconflicts, redound vigorously on both regional and global peaceand stability.