Why the Law Matters to You: Citizenship, Agency, and Public Identity

by Christoph Hanisch

This book presents an answer to the question of why modern legal institutions and the idea of citizenship are important for leading a free life. The majority of views in political and legal philosophy regard the law merely as a useful instrument, employed to render our lives more secure and to enable us to engage in cooperate activities more efficiently. The view developed here defends a non-instrumentalist alternative of why the law matters. It...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110323958
• ISBN13: 9783110323955
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"