Critical Jurisprudence: The Political Philosophy of Justice

by Costas Douzinas and Adam Gearey

Jurisprudence is the prudence of jus, law's consciousness and conscience. Throughout history, when thinkers wanted to contemplate the organisation of society or the relationship between authority and the subject, they turned to law. All great philosophers, from Plato to Hobbes, Kant, Hegel, Marx and Weber had either studied the law or had a deep understanding of legal operations. But jurisprudence is also the conscience of law, the exploration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184113452X
• ISBN13: 9781841134529
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"