Between Authority and Interpretation: On the Theory of Law and Practical Reason 1st Edition by Joseph Raz (PDF)

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In this book Joseph Raz develops his views on some of the central questions in practical philosophy: legal, political, and moral. The book provides an overview of Raz’s work on jurisprudence and the nature of law in the context of broader questions in the philosophy of practical reason. The book opens with a discussion of methodological issues, focusing on understanding the nature of jurisprudence. It asks how the nature of law can be explained, and how the success of a legal theory can be established. The book then addresses central questions on the nature of law, its relation to morality, the nature and justification of authority, and the nature of legal reasoning. It explains how legitimate law, while being a branch of applied morality, is also a relatively autonomous system, which has the potential to bridge moral differences among its subjects. Raz offers responses to some critical reactions to his theory of authority, adumbrating, and modifying the theory to meet some of them. The final part of the book brings together for the first time Raz’s work on the nature of interpretation in law and the humanities. It includes a new essay explaining interpretive pluralism and the possibility of interpretive innovation. Taken together, the essays in the volume offer a valuable introduction for students coming for the first time to Raz’s work in the philosophy of law, and an original contribution to many of the current debates in practical philosophy.

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Editorial Reviews: Review Review from previous edition: “Joseph Raz is the creator of a distinctive, powerful and appealing philosophical vision, further defended and elaborated in this fine collection of sixteen essays.” ―Henry Shue, The Philosophical Review, Vol 106, no3 (July 1997) 07/10/1999″An excellent exposure to Raz’s recent thoughts … Raz offers sharp opinions in clear and unpretentious prose … the book can be easily sampled, and it presents an important viewpoint, not only for specialists but for anyone who cares about the moral dimension of politics and law.” ―London Review of Books 25/10/1994″Even in brief encapsulation, the vigour of Raz’s arguments is plain. These further explorations of the elegant and attractive version of liberalism he advanced a few years ago in The Morality of Freedom are fully up to standard.” ―Times Literary Supplement 27/02/1995″If the test for the success of a volume of essays is whether or not they `hang together’ as a whole, then the book is a winner … It is often tightly argued, candid and thought-provoking, almost always seeking to take the argument a few steps further while scrupulously examining the snags of so doing. In other words, it is what we have come to expect from Raz.” ―Modern Law Review 13/07/1995″The essays remind one how subtle, unpretentious and constructive ‘analytical’ political philosophy can be when practised with such intelligence, care and seriousness of purpose…no one interested in contemporary liberal theory or the philosophy of law could fail to learn a very great deal from these exemplary essays.” ―Political Studies 12/12/1995″An excellent exposure to Raz’s recent thoughts … Raz offers sharp opinions in clear and unpretentious prose” ―London Review of Books About the Author Joseph Raz has been teaching in Oxford since 1972. He has held a chair in the philosophy of law since 1985, and has been a Research Professor since 2006. He has also held a professorship at Columbia University since 2002. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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⭐This book is only for graduate students, or for federal justices who must consider questions of authority and the sources of law. Public interest or advocacy groups could put this book in their libraries, but be warned that it is complex. Those who are thinking, from the position of positive law and legal systems, about the sources of indigenous law, or how the law is interpreted by newcomers in their jurisdictions, will find it useful. But be prepared for a long, difficult read, in order to be rewarded in your practical work.You should maybe consider first reading “The Authority of Law (2nd Ed)” also by Raz. Both books, together, are a lot like doctrinal law’s answer to legal consciousness.

⭐A seminal work in legal philosophy

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