The Dignity of Legislation
The Dignity of Legislation
In a lucid, concise volume, Jeremy Waldron defends the role of legislation, presenting it as an important mode of governance. Aristotle, Locke and Kant emerge as proponents of the dignity of legislation. Waldron's arguments are of obvious importance and topicality, especially in countries that are considering the introduction of a Bill of Rights. The Dignity of Legislation is original in conception, trenchantly argued and very clearly presented, and will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and thinkers.
- Concise statement by senior legal philosopher
- Topical subject especially in UK (considering the introduction of a Bill of Rights)
- Crosses political/legal/philosophical boundaries
Reviews & endorsements
"This excellent book is a forceful statement of an important position...and the book is a contribution to the history of political thought as well as contemporary debate." London Review of Books
"It is...lucid, thoughtful and persuasive..." TLS
"...Waldron adds healthy moderation and realism to philosophical discussions of democratic lawmaking." Choice
Product details
September 1999Hardback
9780521650922
224 pages
225 × 144 × 19 mm
0.405kg
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The indignity of legislation
- 3. Kant's positivism
- 4. Locke's legislature (and Rawls's)
- 5. Aristotle's multitude
- 6. The physics of consent
- Notes to chapters
- Bibliography
- Index.
