'… a delightful and rewarding work. Indeed, I recommend this book not just to those interested in Aristotle's theory of law, but to anyone looking for a lucid overview of many of the scholarly debates about Aristotelian ethics and politics.' Steven C. Skultety, The Review of Politics

'Duke should be commended for challenging Aristotle scholars to think beyond the interpretive frameworks of the last three decades.' Thornton Lockwood, Metascience

'… as George Duke rightly notes, little attention has been paid to Aristotle's theory of law and legislation. In this outstanding book, George Duke fills this gap and argues - persuasively, in my view - that there are enough elements in Aristotle's works to reconstruct a general, and properly Aristotelian, theory of law … The book is highly recommended for legal scholars interested in having a better grasp of Aristotle's concept of law. Indeed, from now on, scholars writing about Aristotelian legal philosophy will certainly have to deal with Duke's reconstruction of Aristotle.' Joaquín Reyes, Criminal Law and Philosophy

In Aristotle and Law, George Duke argues that Aristotle's seemingly dispersed statements on law and legislation are unified by a commitment to law's status as an achievement of practical reason. This book provides a systematic exposition of the significance and coherence of Aristotle's account of law, and also indicates the relevance of this account to contemporary legal theory. It will be of great interest to scholars and students in jurisprudence, philosophy, political science and classics.
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Introduction; 1. Law as rational restraint; 2. The legislator; 3. The constitutional relativity of law; 4. The common advantage and political justice; 5. Stability and obedience; 6. Natural justice and natural law; 7. Equity and the spoudaios; Conclusion; References; Index.
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This book offers a systematic exposition of Aristotle's legal thought and account of the relationship between law and politics.

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ISBN
9781107157033
Publisert
2019-12-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
380 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
246

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Om bidragsyterne

George Duke is Associate Professor at Deakin University, Victoria. His main research areas are the philosophy of law, constitutional theory, and the history of political and legal thought. Duke has published in a wide-range of international journals on these topics, including Classical Quarterly, Legal Theory, Ancient Philosophy, History of Political Thought, International Journal of Constitutional Law, and European Law Review. He is also the co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Natural Law Jurisprudence (2017).