Our knowledge of the law : objectivity and practice in legal theory / George Pavlakos.
In the long-standing debate between positivism and non-positivism, legal validity has always been a subject of controversy. While positivists deny that moral values play any role in the determination of legal validity, non-positivists affirm the opposite thesis. In departing from this narrow point o...
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Acknowledgements
- TOC36;Contents
- Introduction
- The Problem
- The Practice Theory of Law
- The Philosophy of Pragmatic Rationalism
- Plan of the Book
- Part One The Grounds of Knowledge
- CH36;1 Knowledge and Objectivity
- 146;1 Introduction
- 146;2 Objectivity as Asymmetry
- 146;3 Conceptions of Objectivity
- 146;4 Wittgenstein8217;s Idea of Grammar
- CH36;2 Objectivity and Grammar
- 246;1 Introduction
- 246;2 Intentional Realism
- 246;3 An Anti45;representationalist Theory of Content
- 246;4 Mind45;independence and Realism
- 246;5 Inferentialism and Truth
- 246;6 Grammar44; Criteria and the Need for Practice
- CH36;3 Grammar and Rule45;following
- 346;1 Introduction
- 346;2 Rule45;following and Content
- 346;3 Conceptions of Practice
- 346;4 Beyond Mind45;World Dualism
- 346;5 Meaning44; Use and Truth
- CH36;4 Practice44; Normativity and Reasons
- 446;1 Introduction
- 446;2 Reasons and the Reflexive Character of Practice
- 446;3 Grammar as the Fundamental Practice
- 446;4 Grammar44; Persons and Autonomy
- 446;5 Pragmatic Rationalism
- 446;6 Where does Law Fit in All This63;
- Part Two Knowledge and Legal Theory
- CH36;5 Conventionalism and the Grammarof Law
- 546;1 Introduction
- 546;2 Conceptual Analysis and the Grammar of Law
- 546;3 The External and the Internal Aspect of Rules58; Legal Theory8217;s Split Personality
- 546;4 Two Criticisms
- 546;5 Conclusion
- CH36;6 Interpretivism and the Menace of Essentialism
- 646;1 Introduction
- 646;2 Interpretivism and the Depth of Practice
- 646;3 Rationalist Objectivity
- 646;4 Anti45;rationalism and the Rejection of Grammar
- 646;5 Normativity of Practice
- CH36;7 The Practice Theory of Law
- 746;1 Introduction
- 746;2 Failure of Conventionalism and Interpretivism
- 746;3 Law as a Constraint45;generating Concept
- 746;4 Conditions of Normativity
- 746;5 Depicting Legal Norms I58; the General Rules of Discourse
- 746;6 Depicting Legal Norms II58; Law as a Special Case ofMorality
- Concluding Remarks
- The Practice Theory of Law in a Nutshell
- Outcomes and Some Applications
- Bibliography
- IDX36;Index
- Last Page.