On the History of the Idea of Law

On the History of the Idea of Law traces the development of the philosophical theory of law from its first appearance in Plato's writings to today. Shirley Letwin finds important and positive insights and tensions in the theories of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Hobbes as well as confusion and serious errors introduced by Cicero, Aquinas, Bentham, and Marx. She harnesses the insights of H.L.A. Hart and especially Michael Oakeshott to mount a devastating attack on the late twentieth-century theories of Ronald Dworkin, the Critical Legal Studies movement, and feminist jurisprudence.

Author: Shirley Robin Letwin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/01/2008
Pages: 364
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780521090902

About the Author
Letwin, Shirley Robin: - Born 1924, died 1993. A student of F. A Hayek, Shirley Robin Letwin taught at Chicago, Brandeis, Radcliffe, Cambridge and the LSE, but for most of her life was an independent scholar, and a major influence in the revival of Conservative doctrine 1960-1992.

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