Bibliograph

Ronald Dworkin, edited by Arthur Ripstein

Type

Label

Ronald Dworkin, edited by Arthur Ripstein

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ronald Dworkin

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

662452485

Responsibility statement

edited by Arthur Ripstein

Series statement

Contemporary philosophy in focusCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

Ronald Dworkin occupies a distinctive place in both public life and philosophy. In public life, he is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and other widely read journals. In philosophy, he has written important and influential works on many of the most prominent issues in legal and political philosophy. In both cases, his interventions have in part shaped the debates he joined. His opposition to Robert Bork's nomination for the United States Supreme Court gave new centrality to debates about the public role of judges and the role of original intent in constitutional interpretation. His writings in legal philosophy have reoriented the modern debate about legal positivism and natural law. In political philosophy, he has shaped the ways in which people debate the nature of equality and has reframed debates about the sanctity of life.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Anti-archimedeanism / Arthur Ripstein -- The "Hart-Dworkin" debate : a short guide for the perplexed / Scott J. Shapiro -- The rule of law as the rule of liberal principle / David Dyzenhaus -- Liberty and equality / Arthur Ripstein -- Rights, responsibilities, and reflections on the sanctity of life / Benjamin C. Zipursky and James E. Fleming -- Hercules, Abraham Lincoln, the United States Constitution, and the problem of slavery / Sanford Levinson

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