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24.235J Philosophy of Law (MIT)

This course examines fundamental issues in the philosophy of law, including the nature and content of law, its relation to morality, theories of legal interpretation, and the obligation to obey the law, as well as philosophical issues and problems associated with punishment and responsibility, liberty, and legal ethics.

Keywords:: law, moral content, ocwc, philosophy, common law, Legal Studies, Scalia, punishment, Dworkin, Bentham, political obligation, Hart, judges, decision theory, civil disobedience, jurisprudence, Raz, Thomson, oec, Political Philosophy, civil law, rights, paternalism, Langton, Mill

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Humanities / Philosophy

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: August 6, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: November 5, 2018
Author:: Prof. Julia Markovits
Jennifer Carr
Submitter:: The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:: College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website

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Language:: English
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