Law, virtue and justice
by Amaya, Amalia Ho, H. L., (Hock Lai)
"Explores the relevance of virtue theory to law from a variety of perspectives. The concept of virtue is central in both contemporary ethics and epistemology. In contrast, in law, there has not been a comparable trend toward explaining normativity on the model of virtue theory. In the last few years, however, there has been an increasing interest in virtue theory among legal scholars. 'Virtue jurisprudence' has emerged as a serious candidate for a theory of law and adjudication. Advocates of vi…
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- Full title :Law, virtue and justice / edited by Amalia Amaya and Ho Hock Lai.
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"Explores the relevance of virtue theory to law from a variety of perspectives. The concept of virtue is central in both contemporary ethics and epistemology. In contrast, in law, there has not been a comparable trend toward explaining normativity on the model of virtue theory. In the last few years, however, there has been an increasing interest in virtue theory among legal scholars. 'Virtue jurisprudence' has emerged as a serious candidate for a theory of law and adjudication. Advocates of virtue jurisprudence put primary emphasis on aretaic concepts rather than on duties or consequences. Aretaic concepts are, on this view, crucial for explaining law and adjudication"--Page [i].
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- Publication Date:2013.
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- Publisher(s):Hart Publishing
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
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- Description:vi, 328 pages ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781849461757, 1849461759
- oclc:ocn751791728
- LC Classification:K235
- Dewey Decimal:340.1
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