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The one and only law : Walter Benjamin and the second commandment / James R. Martel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martel, James R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940--Criticism and interpretation.
- Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940.
- Law--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, [Michigan] : University of Michigan Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A radical critique of contemporary legal practices and understandings based on a new consideration of Walter Benjamin's "Critique of Violence"
- Contents:
- Introduction : a slight adjustment
- The one and only law
- The law of the break with law : Badiou and legal ethics
- Raving with reason : Kant and the moral law
- A "useful illusion" : H. L. A. Hart and legal positivism
- The Haitian revolution : one law in action
- Conclusion : how lawful is one law?.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472072309
- 0472072307
- 9780472120505
- 0472120506
- OCLC:
- 898893549
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.6661252
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