The remains of the north : liberalism, history, and legal theory / Adekemi Odujirin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Odujirin, Mojeed Adekemi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism--History.

Liberalism.

History.

Political science--History.

Political science.

Jurisprudence--History.

Jurisprudence.

Law--Political aspects--History.

Law.

North and south.

Law--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

viii, 240 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2003]

Summary:

This book is concerned with certain aspects of liberal analytic intellectual traditions as seen through the eyes of a learner intellectually domiciled in the north but existentially situated in the south. It divides liberal analytic traditions into two: old and modern.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Inside the Lighthouse

Birth and Progress of Political Philosophy 3

Locating Contemporary Modern Liberal Theorists 7

The Font: Hobbes and Locke 7

Rawls and Nozick 8

Dworkin 11

Aristocracies: The Hub of Liberal Polities? 14

Modern Liberalism: Theory, Context, and Constraints 17

The State of Nature: Fact, Fiction or Hypothesis? 18

Right, Utilitarianism, and Democracy 19

Rights-based Theories and Utilitarianism 22

Equality, Race, and Liberalism 38

Conclusion: Liberalism, Democracy, and Scholasticism 44

Chapter 2 The Eye of the Intellect

The Relevance of a Long View of History 91

Perianderism, Old Liberalism, and the Liberal Idea 96

The Spider's Web 99

Chapter 3 Analytical Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

Philosophy of Law as Ethical Philosophy 130

Modern Legal Theory and Analytical Jurisprudence 133

Limitations of Analytical Jurisprudence 148

Hermeneutics and Legal Theory 153

Conclusion: The City Dwellers 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-235) and index.

ISBN:

0761825185

OCLC:

51653213