Outlines of the Science of Jurisprudence: An Introduction to the Systematic Study of Law; Translated and Edited From the Juristic Encyclopędias of ... Falck, and Ahrens (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

W. Hastie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0260079596 ISBN 13: 9780260079596

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Explore how philosophy and law shape our understanding of right

This introduction surveys Jurisprudence as a science, showing how philosophy and legal theory inform each other. It explains how the philosophy of right relates to the practical study of law, and why both fields must grow together to uncover the system and history of rights.

The text presents a clear framework for thinking about right as a living system. It discusses how jurists view rights as parts of a whole, and how philosophy helps explain the origins and direction of legal ideas across different peoples and ages. Readers will gain insight into the relationship between abstract concepts and concrete legal structures, without getting lost in technical jargon.

• How philosophy and jurisprudence complement each other in studying right
• A two-sided view of law: its systemic structure and its historical development
• How right is seen as an evolving organism with parts that depend on each other
• Key ideas on the method and scope of jurisprudence as a science

Ideal for students and general readers seeking a solid, readable entry into the philosophy and history of law.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260079596
• ISBN 13: 9780260079596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 340