Why the Law Matters to You : : Citizenship, Agency, and Public Identity /

Why the Law Matters to You : : Citizenship, Agency, and Public Identity / / Christoph Hanisch.

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This book presents an answer to the question of why modern legal institutions and the idea of citizenship are important for leading a free life. The majority of views in political and legal philosophy regard the law merely as a useful instrument, employed to render our lives more secure and to enabl...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Hanisch, Christoph,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Practical Philosophy , 16
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Physical Description:1 online resource (267 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: A Challenge for Citizenship
  • Chapter 1: Kukathas’s Challenge to Contemporary Liberalism
  • Chapter 2: The Liberal State and Liberal Citizens
  • Chapter 3: Initial Ad Hominem Reply to Kukathas
  • Part 2: Public Identity and Self-Constituting Action
  • Chapter 4: Korsgaard’s Two Arguments
  • Chapter 5: Public Actions and Public Identities
  • Chapter 6: Clarification and Objections
  • Part 3: Self-Constituting Action and the Law
  • Chapter 7: Action and the Law
  • Chapter 8: The Nature of Law Revisited
  • Chapter 9: Reply to Kukathas
  • Conclusion
  • References

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