- Author(s): Ronald Dworkin
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Edition: 1 Ed Rp 2007
- ISBN 10 0199238340
- ISBN 13 9780199238347
- Approx. Pages 176 + contents
- Format Paperback
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Description
The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writing sin major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available tothe university student or the general reader, the editor of each volume contributes an introductory essay on the items chosen and on thequestions with which they deal. A selective bibliography is appended asa guide to future reading.
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Contents
Introduction
1. Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals by H.L.A. Hart
2. Is Law a System of Rules by R.M. Dworkin
3. Morals and the criminal Law by Lord Patrick Devlin
4. Immorality and Treason by H.L. A. Hart
5. A Theory of Civil Disobedience by J. Rawls
6. A Defence of Abortion by J.J. Thomson
7. The Rights and Wrongs of Abortion by J. Finnis
8. A Theory of Freedom of Expression by T. Scanlon
Notes on the Contributors
Bibliography
Index of Names
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Author Details
Ronald M. Dworkin in Professor of Jurisprudence in the University of Oxford. His Publications include Taking Rights Seriously (1976)
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