Standard. Personality. Society

Author: Günther Jakobs
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: When norms—not the expectations of individuals' likes and dislikes—dominate interaction, society is realistic. This book establishes a sociological concept of norms, both discarding the practice of equating social procedures with violence and escaping the prevailing view today, to some extent, that social order stems from contracts among isolated individuals. Readers should be aware from the outset that a definite theory is being presented here, rather than introducing an inherent perspective. Therefore, do not consider this pamphlet an introduction to legal philosophy; as the subtitle indicates, it rather presents a pre-philosophy of law, that is, an outline with a definite inclination. It does not continue this inclination regarding the emergence of rights—thus, it remains purely a pre-philosophical reflection. When norms—not the expectations of individuals' likes and dislikes—dominate interaction, society is realistic. This book establishes a sociological concept of norms, both discarding the practice of equating social procedures with violence and escaping the prevailing view today, to some extent, that social order stems from contracts among isolated individuals. Readers should be aware from the outset that a definite theory is being presented here, rather than introducing an inherent perspective. Therefore, do not consider this pamphlet an introduction to legal philosophy; as the subtitle indicates, it rather presents a pre-philosophy of law, that is, an outline with a definite inclination. It does not continue this inclination regarding the emergence of rights—thus, it remains purely a pre-philosophical reflection.