Agency, Morality and Law

By: Jowitt, Joshua

How does law possess the normative force it requires to direct our actions?

This book argues that this seemingly innocuous question is of central importance to the philosophy of law and, by extension, of the very concept of law itself. It advances a position grounded in the secular natural law tradition, and in doing so addresses the two success criteria for this position head on:
Firstly, that commitment to the existence of a supreme moral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509947728
• ISBN13: 9781509947720
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"