This edition comprises the full text of "The Province of Jurisprudence Determined," a classic work of moral, political, and legal philosophy, including the chapter on Utilitarianism and the detailed discussion of social contract theory, which have been excluded from previous editions. Also included is the essay on "The Uses of the Study of Jurisprudence," which gives an important assessment of Austin's conception of analytical jurisprudence.
This edition comprises the full text of "The Province of Jurisprudence Determined," a classic work of moral, political, and legal philosophy, inclu...
Austin introduced theories of analytical jurisprudence and positive law in this landmark book, which also became the founding text of legal positivism. This reissue of the only edition published during his lifetime, long unavailable, will be of great interest to researchers, historians, libraries and scholars of jurisprudence. John Austin 1790-1859] is best known for developing the theory of legal positivism. After serving in the military he read law and was called to the bar in 1818. He abandoned his practice when he was appointed to the first chair of Jurisprudence at the University of...
Austin introduced theories of analytical jurisprudence and positive law in this landmark book, which also became the founding text of legal positivism...
