Norm · Personality · Society: Pre-philosophical Thinking of Legal Philosophy

Author: (German) Günter Jacobus / Feng Jun
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: When norms—rather than the expectations of individuals' likes and dislikes—dominate interaction, society is realistic. This book establishes a social concept of normative science, discarding both the practice of equating social procedures with violence and the prevailing view today, to some extent, that social order stems from isolated individuals' contracts. Readers should be aware from the outset that this presents a determined theory, not an introduction to an inherent perspective. Therefore, do not consider this pamphlet an introduction to legal philosophy; as the subtitle indicates, it rather offers a pre-philosophy of law, namely an exposition of a foundational overview with a determined inclination. It does not continue to discuss the emergence of rights based on this inclination—thus, it remains purely at the level of pre-philosophical contemplation.