Evolutionary Theory and Legal Philosophy

By Wojciech Zaluski

This unique book presents various ways in which evolutionary theory can contribute to the analysis of key legal-philosophical problems. Wojciech Zaluski explores three central questions; the ontological question - what is the nature of law?; the teleological-axiological question - what are the main values to be realized by law?; the normativity question, which has two aspects; normative: what explains the fact that legal norms provide reasons for action?, and motivational: what explains the fact that humans can be motivated by legal norms? It is argued that evolutionary theory suggests non-trivial answers to these questions, and that these answers can become the building blocks of a new - evolutionary - paradigm in legal philosophy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848444451
• ISBN13: 9781848444454
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.3" x 6.3"