Law and Philosophy in the Late Roman Republic

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-49148-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 439 g

The middle of the second until the middle of the first century BCE is one of the most creative periods in the history of human thought, and an important part of this was the interaction between Roman jurists and Hellenistic philosophers. In this highly original book, René Brouwer shows how jurists transformed the study of law into a science with the help of philosophical methods and concepts, such as division, rules and persons, and also how philosophers came to share the jurists' preoccupations with cases and private property. The relevance of this cross-fertilization for present-day law and philosophy cannot be overestimated: in law, its legacy includes the academic study of law and the Western models of dispute resolution, while in philosophy, the method of casuistry and the concept of just property.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brouwer, René

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtswissenschaft: Theorie und Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Law and philosophy around 150 BCE; 3. 'System' in law; 4. 'Rule' in law; 5. 'Person' in law; 6. Casuistry in philosophy; 7. Property in philosophy; 8. Law and philosophy after 50 BCE.

Über Autor(innen)

Brouwer, René
René Brouwer teaches philosophy and law at the University of Utrecht. He has published on a variety of subjects in the philosophy and history of law as well as in ancient philosophy, including The Stoic Sage (Cambridge 2014).