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In the Realm of Legal and Moral Philosophy

Critical Encounters

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  • © 1999

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  1. Matthew H. Kramer

    1. Churchill College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 1-10

  3. What Good is Truth?

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 11-25

  4. How Not to Oppugn Consequentialism

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 26-36

  5. Justice as Constancy

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 37-56

  6. Questions Raised and Questions Begged: Some Doubts about Ronald Dworkin’s Approach to Law-and-Economics

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 57-78

  7. The Philosopher-Judge: Some Friendly Criticisms of Richard Posner’s Jurisprudence

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 79-100

  8. A Coda to Coase

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 101-111

  9. In Praise of the Critique of the Public/Private Distinction

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 112-134

  10. Of Aristotle and Ice Cream Cones: Reflections on Jules Coleman’s Theory of Corrective justice

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 135-156

  11. Getting the Rabbit Out of the Hat: A Critique of Anthony Kronman’s Theory of Contract

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 157-173

  12. Reason Without Reasons: A Critique of Alan Gewirth’s Moral Philosophy

    • Matthew H. Kramer
    Pages 174-199

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 200-202
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About this book

In this wide-ranging investigation of many prominent issues in contemporary legal, political, and moral philosophy, Matthew Kramer combines penetrating critiques with original theorising as he examines the writings of numerous major theorists (including Ronald Dworkin, H.L.A. Hart, Alan Gewirth, Ronald Coase and Richard Posner). Among the many topics covered by Kramer's essays are the relative merits of legal positivism and natural-law theory, the appropriate understanding of justice, the role of consequences in moral decision-making, and the ultimate foundations of moral judgements.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Churchill College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

    Matthew H. Kramer

About the author

MATTHEW H. KRAMER is University Lecturer in Jurisprudence at Cambridge University, and Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Churchill College, Cambridge. His previous books are Legal Theory, Political Theory, and Deconstruction: Against Rhadamanthus (1991), Critical Legal Theory and the Challenge of Feminism: A Philosophical Reconception (1995), Hobbes and the Paradoxes of Political Origins (1997), and John Locke and the Origins of Private Property: Philosophical Explorations of Individualism, Community, and Equality (1997).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: In the Realm of Legal and Moral Philosophy

  • Book Subtitle: Critical Encounters

  • Authors: Matthew H. Kramer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230377493

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-74325-6Published: 07 December 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37749-3Published: 06 December 1998

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 202

  • Topics: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Law

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