Aristotle and The Philosophy of Law: Theory, Practice and Justice (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice Book 23)

1. Virtue Jurisprudence: Towards an Aretaic Theory of Law; Lawrence B. Solum.- 2. Reasoning against a deterministic/mechanistic conception of the world; Liesbeth Huppes-Cluysenaer.- 3. Law and the rule of law and its place relative to politeia in Ariostotle's Politics; Clifford Angell Bates.- 4.The Best Form of Government and Civic Friendship in Aristotle's Political Thought; Ki-Won Hong.- 5. Controversy and practical reason in Aristotle; Nuno M.M.S. Coelho.- 6. Aristotelian ethics and Aristotelian rhetoric; Marcel Becker.- 7. Is There Any Theory of Value in Aristotle's Ethics?; Antonio de Castro Caeiro.- 8. Intellectual Excellences of the Judge; Tommi Ralli.- 9. Justice kata nomos and justice as epieikeia (legality and equity); Samuli Hurri.- 10. Legality and Equity in the Rhetoric: The Smooth Transition; Miklos Konczol.- 11. Legal rules and Epieikeia in Aristotle: Post-Positivism rediscovered; Jesus Vega.- 12. Legal Vices and Civic Virtues; Ekow N. Yankah.- 13. A neo-Aristotelian notion of reciprocity: about civic friendship and (the troublesome character of) right judicial decisions; Iris van Domselaar.- 14. Synallagma as a paradigm of exchange: reciprocity of contract in Aristotle and Game Theory; Mariusz Jerzy Golecki.- 15. The General Principle of Proportionality and Aristotle; Eric Engle.- About the Authors. Cover......Page 1 © 2013......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 About the Authors......Page 8 Introduction......Page 12 1.1 Introduction: The Aretaic Turn in Legal Theory......Page 16 1.2.1 Mediocrity and Politicization......Page 18 1.2.2 Modern Moral Philosophy and Contemporary Legal Theory......Page 19 1.3 Virtue Ethics......Page 21 1.4.1 Legislating Virtue: The Aim of Law Is Human Flourishing......Page 24 1.4.2.1 The Judicial Virtues......Page 27 1.4.2.2 Equity and the Rule of Law......Page 41 1.4.2.3 A Virtue-Centered Account of Lawful Judicial Disagreement......Page 43 1.4.2.4 The Virtue of Equity......Page 45 Bibliography......Page 46 2.1 Introduction......Page 48 2.2 The Greek Concept of Free Spirit: Desire......Page 50 2.3 Desire and Habituation......Page 52 2.4 The Indeterminism of Aristotle......Page 54 2.5 Introduction to the Concept of Truth......Page 56 2.6 Determinism and Enlightenment......Page 58 2.6.2.1 Fundamental Religious Determinism......Page 59 2.6.2.3 Scientific Determinism......Page 60 2.6.2.4 Sceptical Determinism......Page 61 2.7 The Secularisation of the Panoptical View: The Rise of Pragmatism......Page 62 2.7.2 Indeterminism of Popper and Aristotle......Page 64 2.7.3 Growth of Knowledge......Page 65 2.7.4 Intelligent Design......Page 66 2.7.5 Central Propensity Structure......Page 68 2.8 Determinism and the Concept of Law, a Few Conclusive Considerations......Page 69 Bibliography......Page 72 3.1 Introduction......Page 74 3.2 The General Character of Regimes......Page 75 3.3 The Place of Law in the Politeia......Page 77 3.4 Laws and the Question of the Best Man......Page 79 3.5 On Laws and the Rule of Law......Page 84 3.6 Turn to the Role of Law in Politics 4......Page 85 Bibliography......Page 88 4.1 Introduction......Page 92 4.2 The Best Form of Government: Theory and Practice......Page 94 4.3 Civic Friendship: Ethics of Mixture for the Best Form of Government......Page 97 4.4 Conclusion......Page 99 Bibliography......Page 100 5.1 Introduction: The Antilogical Context......Page 102 5.2 Antilogiae and the Philosophical Method in Socrates, Plato and Aristotle......Page 105 5.3 Dialectic as Methodological Principle in Nicomachean Ethics......Page 108 5.4 A Short Incidental Remark (or Warning)......Page 110 5.5 Community, Language and Controversy in Key Aristotelian Concepts: Anthropos, Polis, Eudaimonia......Page 111 5.6 Phronêsis and Its Inquiry: Which Logos Is the Orthos Logos?......Page 113 5.7 Orthos Logos in a Controversial Context......Page 115 5.8 The Ground of Practical Truth and the Community of Practice and Language: The Phronimos......Page 117 5.9 The Search for Practical Truth in the Paradigm of Dialogue: Soul as Agora......Page 119 5.10 Conclusions: On the Contextualism of Aristotle......Page 121 Bibliography......Page 122 6.1 Introduction : Nicomachean Ethics and Art of Rhetoric as Part of Practical Philosophy......Page 124 6.2 Rehabilitation of Rhetoric......Page 126 6.2.1 Rhetoric as the ‘Antistrophos’ of Dialectic and as an Offshoot of Politics......Page 127 6.2.2 Criteria Implicit in Rhetoric......Page 130 6.3 From Rhetoric to Ethics......Page 133 6.4 Conclusion......Page 135 Bibliography......Page 136 7: Is There Any Theory of Value in Aristotle’s Ethics?......Page 138 Others......Page 148 8.1 Introduction......Page 150 8.2 “Minor” Intellectual Excellences and Intuition......Page 152 8.3 Discernment and Exceptions......Page 155 8.4 Comprehension, Listening, Courage......Page 157 8.5 Global Implications and Concluding Remarks......Page 160 Bibliography......Page 161 9.1 Introduction......Page 164 9.2 Legislator, Judge, Litigant......Page 167 9.3 Connections of Epieikeia to Legality......Page 168 9.4 Extra-Positive Registers of Epieikeia......Page 170 9.5 Transformations: Jurisdiction and Veridiction......Page 171 9.6 Conclusion: Justice as Energeia......Page 174 Bibliography......Page 176 10.1 Introduction......Page 178 10.2 The Possibility of Legal Argumentation......Page 179 10.3 Equity and Definition......Page 181 10.4 Conclusion......Page 183 Bibliography......Page 184 11.1 Introduction: Aristotle and a Current Debate......Page 186 11.2 Law and Rules in Aristotle......Page 188 11.3 The Rationality of Rules: A Positivist Approach......Page 192 11.4 Three Contexts of Epieikeia......Page 195 11.5 The Limits of the Authoritative Dimension of Rules......Page 198 11.6 Epieikeia vs. the Asymmetry of Legislator’s Authority......Page 205 11.7 The Self-Correction of the Legal Method and the Impossibility of Particularism......Page 211 Bibliography......Page 215 12.1 Introduction......Page 218 12.2 Part I: Law, Guidance and Virtue......Page 220 12.3 Part II: Relating to Law and Virtue......Page 223 12.4 Part III: The Priority of Civic Virtue......Page 225 12.5 Part IV: Civic Virtue and the Obligation to Obey the Law......Page 231 12.6 Conclusion: Civic Virtue, Legal Vices and Lawfulness – Legal Obligation and the Criminal Law......Page 234 Bibliography......Page 236 13.1 Introduction......Page 238 13.2 Reciprocity in Adjudication as Applied Moral Theory......Page 239 13.3 Objections Against Adjudication as Applied Moral Theory......Page 243 13.4 A Neo-Aristotelian Approach to Adjudication......Page 249 13.5 Objections Against a Neo-Aristotelian Approach from the Viewpoint of Reciprocity......Page 252 13.6 The Judge as a Civic Friend......Page 254 13.7 Does Civic Friendship Apply to All Areas of Law?......Page 257 13.8 Conclusion......Page 259 Bibliography......Page 260 14.1 The Problem of Equivalence in Contracts......Page 264 14.2 Aristotelian Reciprocity Based Theory of Commutative Justice......Page 265 14.3 Synallagma as a Paradigm of Reciprocity Based Contracts......Page 270 14.4 Game Theoretical Interpretation of Synallagma as a Solution to Bargaining Problem......Page 275 14.5 Conclusion......Page 277 Bibliography......Page 278 15.1 Introduction......Page 280 15.2.1 Aristotle’s Theory of Law......Page 282 15.2.3 Aristotle’s Theory of Proportionality......Page 283 15.2.4 Other Pre-modern Theorists on Proportionality......Page 284 15.3.2 Proportionality in Anglo-American Common Law......Page 285 15.3.3 Proportionality in Contemporary Law (Late Modernity)......Page 287 15.4 Conclusions......Page 289 Bibliography......Page 290 Virtue Jurisprudence : Towards An Aretaic Theory Of Law / Lawrence B. Solum -- Reasoning Against A Deterministic Conception Of The World / Liesbeth Huppes-cluysenaer -- Law And The Rule Of Law And Its Place Relative To Politeia In Aristotle's Politics / Clifford Angell Bates Jr. -- The Best Form Of Government And Civic Friendship In Aristotle's Political Thought : A Discussion Note / Ki-won Hong -- Controversy And Practical Reason In Aristotle / Nuno M.m.s. Coelho -- Aristotelian Ethics And Aristotelian Rhetoric / Marcel Becker -- Is There Any Theory Of Value In Aristotle's Ethics? / António De Castro Caeiro -- Intellectual Excellences Of The Judge / Tommi Ralli -- Justice Kata Nomos And Justice As Epieikeia (legality And Equity) / Samuli Hurri -- Legality And Equity In The Rhetoric : The Smooth Transition / Miklós Könczöl -- Legal Rules And Epieikeia In Aristotle : Post-positivism Rediscovered / Jesús Vega -- Legal Vices And Civic Virtue : Vice Crimes, Republicanism And The Corruption Of Lawfulness / Ekow N. Yankah -- A Neo-aristotelian Notion Of Reciprocity : About Civic Friendship And (the Troublesome Character Of) Right Judicial Decisions / Iris Van Domselaar -- Synallagma As A Paradigm Of Exchange : Reciprocity Of Contract In Aristotle And Game Theory / Mariusz Jerzy Golecki -- The General Principle Of Proportionality And Aristotle / Eric Engle. Liesbeth Huppes-cluysenaer, Nuno M.m.s. Coelho, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References. The book presents a new focus on the legal philosophical texts of Aristotle, which offers a much richer frame for the understanding of practical thought, legal reasoning and political experience. It allows understanding how human beings interact in a complex world, and how extensive the complexity is which results from humans’ own power of self-construction and autonomy. The Aristotelian approach recognizes the limits of rationality and the inevitable and constitutive contingency in Law. All this offers a helpful instrument to understand the changes globalisation imposes to legal experience today. The contributions in this collection do not merely pay attention to private virtues, but focus primarily on public virtues. They deal with the fact that law is dependent on political power and that a person can never be sure about the facts of a case or about the right way to act. They explore the assumption that a detailed knowledge of Aristotle's epistemology is necessary, because of the direct connection between Enlightened reasoning and legal positivism. They pay attention to the concept of proportionality, which can be seen as a precondition to discuss liberalism.