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Cole, Tony (2010) Doing jurisprudence historically : interpreting Hart through J.L. Austin. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Warwick School of Law Research Paper (Number 2010/28).
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Official URL: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1715178
Abstract
The article addresses the jurisprudential methodology adopted by H.L.A. in The Concept of Law. Hart himself makes very few comments in the book regarding his methodology, and this has resulted in commentators reaching conflicting views as to his approach.
The article argues that contemporary discussions of Hart have paid inadequate attention to Hart's intellectual context at the time he was developing the ideas that ultimately appeared in Concept. It then demonstrates that an appropriate attention to the work of Hart's friend and colleague J.L. Austin, can usefully illuminate certain issues regarding Hart's methodology.
The article does not, that is, argue that Concept is an "Austinian" book, but rather that there are certain aspects of Hart's methodology in Concept that can be traced to views advocated by Austin. This is demonstrated through a detailed discussion of certain elements of Austin's philosophy, combined with an illustration that these ideas can also be found in Concept and in works by Hart leading up to it. Having reached this conclusion, it is demonstrated how attributing these specific views to Hart can shed light on longstanding areas of conflict regarding Hart's methodology in Concept.
| Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||
| Series Name: | Warwick School of Law Research Paper | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Warwick | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
| Official Date: | 25 November 2010 | ||||
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| Number: | Number 2010/28 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 63 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
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