The Nature of the Law and Related Legal Writings (The collected works of Eric Voegelin): Volume 27 - Hardcover

Voegelin, Eric

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807116734 ISBN 13: 9780807116739

Publisher: University of Missouri Press, 1991

Synopsis

During the course of his lifelong reflection on history and philosophy, Eric Voegelin was drawn to speculate on the nature of law. This volume consists of many of Voegelin's significant writings in this area, most notably the previously unpublished ""The Nature of the Law"". Voegelin completed ""The Nature of the Law"" in 1957. In it he undertakes a philosophical analysis of the law to determine its nature, or essence, and comes to the conclusion that the law does not exist as a discrete entity but instead constitutes the structure of a society. Also included in this volume is Voegelin's detailed outline for the jurisprudence course he taught at Louisiana State University from 1954 to 1957. Voegelin is concerned here more with the criteria for legal order than he is with the nature of law.

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About the Author

About the Author

Eric Voegelin (1901-1985) was one of the most original and influential philosophers of our time. Born in Cologne, Germany, he studied at the University of Vienna, where he became a professor of political science in the Faculty of Law. In 1938, he and his wife, fleeing Hitler, emigrated to the United States. They became American citizens in 1944. Voegelin spent much of his career at Louisiana State University, the University of Munich, and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. During his lifetime he published many books and more than one hundred articles. The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin will make available in a uniform edition all of Voegelin's major writings.

About the Editors

Robert Anthony Pascal is professor of law emeritus at Louisiana State University.

James Lee Babin is associate professor of English at Louisiana State University and associate editor of the Henry James Review.

John William Corrington was a lawyer and also the author of many works of fiction, poetry, and criticism. He died in 1988, shortly after he began the editing of this volume.

From the Back Cover

During the course of his lifelong, wide-ranging reflections on history and philosophy, Eric Voegelin naturally was drawn to speculate on the nature of law. This volume consists of many of Voegelin's significant writings in this area, most notably the previously unpublished The Nature of the Law.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807116734
• ISBN 13: 9780807116739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 155
• Editor: Pascal Robert Anthony, Babin James Lee, Corrington John William