Philosophy of Law: The Fundamentals (Fundamentals of Philosophy)

__The Philosophy of Law__ is a broad-reaching text that guides readers through the basic analytical and normative issues in the field, highlighting key historical and contemporary thinkers and offering a unified treatment of the various issues in the philosophy of law. * * Enlivened with numerous, everyday examples to illustrate various concepts of law. * Employs the idea of three central commonplaces about law - that law is a social matter, that law is authoritative, and that law is for the common good - to organize seemingly disparate topics and to bring rival views into contention with each other. * The first volume in the __Fundamentals of Philosophy__ series, in which leading philosophers explore the fundamental issues and core problems in the major sub-disciplines of philosophy. 'The Philosophy of Law' is a broad-reaching text that guides readers through the basic analytical and normative issues in the field, highlighting key historical and contemporary thinkers and offers a unified treatment of the various issues in the philosophy of law Analytical fundamentals : the concept of law Normative fundamentals : the basic roles of paradigmatic legal systems The aims of law The nature and aims of the criminal law The nature and aims of tort law Challenging the law.