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What Is Legal Philosophy?
Author(s) -
Kramer Matthew H.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
metaphilosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1467-9973
pISSN - 0026-1068
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9973.2012.01726.x
Subject(s) - philosophy of law , optimal distinctiveness theory , morality , punishment (psychology) , law , epistemology , moral philosophy , identification (biology) , legal realism , philosophy , sociology , political science , comparative law , psychology , social psychology , botany , biology
This article delineates some of the main issues that are debated by philosophers of law. It explores the connections between legal philosophy and other areas of philosophy, while also seeking to specify the distinctiveness of many of the concerns that have preoccupied philosophers of law. It illustrates its abstract points with examples focused on the separability of law and morality, the nature of the rule of law, the nature of rights, justifications for the imposition of punishment, and the identification of basic legal entitlements.