Professor James Bernard Murphy: 2 books
The Philosophy of Positive Law
Foundations of Jurisprudence
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
In this first book-length study of positive law, James Bernard Murphy rewrites central chapters in the history of jurisprudence by uncovering a fundamental continuity among four great legal philosophers: Plato, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Hobbes, and John Austin. In their theories of positive law, Murphy...
How to Think Politically
Sages, Scholars and Statesmen Whose Ideas Have Shaped the World
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2019
'A wonderful introduction to history's most influential scribblers' – Steven Pinker
What is truly at stake in politics? Nothing less than how we should live, as individuals and as communities. This book goes beyond the surface headlines, the fake news and the hysteria to explore the timeless...