Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #769744 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 312 pages

Synopsis
This title is aimed at students new to the study of jurisprudence. Its intention is to explain the often complex and difficult ideas in legal philosophy as clearly as possible, without over-simplifying them to the point of distortion. As well as introducing the reader to the fundamental themes in legal philosophy, it also describes and comments critically on the writing of the foremost legal theorists. The text is supplemented by Suggested Further Readings which contain references to related materials. For the third edition, the book has been extensively revised, taking into account the most recent scholarly work, and elaborating on many of the key ideas and arguments.

Customer Reviews

Beginner's guide with depth
A common feature of introductions to jurisprudence is a distressing superficiality, and Brian Bix's successful avoidance of it - in addition to all his other merits as a reliable provider of clear, comprehensive, examination-oriented summaries of others' views - makes his book quite unusual among similar guides to the subject. Depth is of course an elusive quality, and might well underlie a backhanded compliment, but Bix's refusal to be superficial, combined with clarity and breadth, reminds me of such brilliant invitations to other subjects as Thomas Nagel's 'What Does It All Mean?' and Bernard Williams's 'Morality'. Wholeheartedly recommended!