Between Authority and Interpretation: On the Theory of Law and Practical Reason

by Joseph Raz

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199562687
• ISBN13: 9780199562688
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.6"