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Overview
Incisively and stylishly written, this book constitutes an open challenge to reconsider the fundamental question of the relationship of law to society.Synopsis
Incisively and stylishly written, this book constitutes an open challenge to reconsider the fundamental question of the relationship of law to society.
Lloyd L. Weinreb - Harvard Law Review
[Shklar] has written a startling and original essay criticizing most of contemporary legal philosophy...[This book] is written with a masterful style and a force and conviction rare in legal scholarship. The broad questions presented on its pages are fundamental to a proper conception of the tasks of legal philosophy...In particular, her analysis of legalism is a fully convincing explanation of the connection between law, and ethics and politics; and a demonstration of the need for law to come forth from its not-so-splendid solitude...The abundance of issues which Professor Shklar raises and examines brilliantly from her point of view make her book a constant pleasure to read. From any point of view, Legalism is a highly original and rewarding contribution to legal philosophy.
Editorials
American Political Science Review
An excellent study...[Shklar] presents a skillful analysis and criticism of what legal scholar-philosophers...have written...Provocative—due to the author's directness, confidence, and clarity—for she offers more intellectual excitement than can be found in textbooks on jurisprudence.
Harvard Law Review
[Shklar] has written a startling and original essay criticizing most of contemporary legal philosophy...[This book] is written with a masterful style and a force and conviction rare in legal scholarship. The broad questions presented on its pages are fundamental to a proper conception of the tasks of legal philosophy...In particular, her analysis of legalism is a fully convincing explanation of the connection between law, and ethics and politics; and a demonstration of the need for law to come forth from its not-so-splendid solitude...The abundance of issues which Professor Shklar raises and examines brilliantly from her point of view make her book a constant pleasure to read. From any point of view, Legalism is a highly original and rewarding contribution to legal philosophy.
— Lloyd L. Weinreb
Harvard Law Review
[Shklar] has written a startling and original essay criticizing most of contemporary legal philosophy...[This book] is written with a masterful style and a force and conviction rare in legal scholarship. The broad questions presented on its pages are fundamental to a proper conception of the tasks of legal philosophy...In particular, her analysis of legalism is a fully convincing explanation of the connection between law, and ethics and politics; and a demonstration of the need for law to come forth from its not-so-splendid solitude...The abundance of issues which Professor Shklar raises and examines brilliantly from her point of view make her book a constant pleasure to read. From any point of view, Legalism is a highly original and rewarding contribution to legal philosophy.— Lloyd L. Weinreb