Kantianism, postmodernism and critical legal thought. / Ward, Ian.
Kluwer Academic, 1997.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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TY - BOOK
T1 - Kantianism, postmodernism and critical legal thought
A1 - Ward,Ian
AU - Ward,Ian
PB - Kluwer Academic
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - This text presents a challenging alternative theory of legal philosophy. The central thesis of the book suggests an accommodation between three of the most influential contemporary theories of law, Kantianism, postmodernism and critical legal thought. In doing so, it further suggests that the often perceived distance between these theories of law disguises a common intellectual foundation. This foundation lies in the work of Immanuel Kant. The book presents an intellectual history of critical legal thinking, beginning with Kant, and then proceeding through philosphers and legal theorists as diverse as Heidegger and Arendt, Foucault and Derrida, Rorty and Rawls, and Unger and Dworkin. Ultimately, it suggests that each of these philosophers is writing within a common intellectual tradition, and that by concentrating on the commonality of this tradition, contemporary legal theory can better appreciate the reconstructive potential of the critical legal project.
AB - This text presents a challenging alternative theory of legal philosophy. The central thesis of the book suggests an accommodation between three of the most influential contemporary theories of law, Kantianism, postmodernism and critical legal thought. In doing so, it further suggests that the often perceived distance between these theories of law disguises a common intellectual foundation. This foundation lies in the work of Immanuel Kant. The book presents an intellectual history of critical legal thinking, beginning with Kant, and then proceeding through philosphers and legal theorists as diverse as Heidegger and Arendt, Foucault and Derrida, Rorty and Rawls, and Unger and Dworkin. Ultimately, it suggests that each of these philosophers is writing within a common intellectual tradition, and that by concentrating on the commonality of this tradition, contemporary legal theory can better appreciate the reconstructive potential of the critical legal project.
KW - Jurisprudence
KW - Postmodernism
KW - Critical legal studies
KW - Kantianism
UR - http://library.dundee.ac.uk/F/?func=direct&local_base=DUN01&doc_number=000405579
M1 - Book
BT - Kantianism, postmodernism and critical legal thought
SN - 0792347455
ER -