What is Justice? : Justice, Law, and Politics in the Mirror of Science / Hans Kelsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelsen, Hans, Author.

Contributor:

Kelsen, Hans, Editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Through the lens of science, Hans Kelsen proposes a dynamic theory of natural law, examines Platonic and Aristotelian doctrines of justice and the idea of justice as found in the holy scriptures. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1957.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

WHAT IS JUSTICE?

THE IDEA OF JUSTICE IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

PLATONIC JUSTICE

ARISTOTLE'S DOCTRINE OF JUSTICE

THE NATURAL-LAW DOCTRINE BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL OF SCIENCE

A "DYNAMIC" THEORY OF NATURAL LAW

ABSOLUTISM AND RELATIVISM IN PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICS

VALUE JUDGMENTS IN THE SCIENCE OF LAW

THE LAW AS A SPECIFIC SOCIAL TECHNIQUE

WHY SHOULD THE LAW BE OBEYED?

THE PURE THEORY OF LAW AND ANALYTICAL JURISPRUDENCE

LAW, STATE, AND JUSTICE IN THE PURE THEORY OF LAW

CAUSALITY AND RETRIBUTION

CAUSALITY AND IMPUTATION

SCIENCE AND POLITICS

NOTES

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ISBN:

9780520311336

0520311337

OCLC:

1229161070