A Life of H. L. A. Hart The Nightmare and the Noble Dream |
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Author:
| Lacey, Nicola |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-920277-5 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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H. L. A. Hart was the pre-eminent legal philosopher of the twentieth century. This is both an intellectual and a psychological biography, following his life from modest origins as the son of Jewish tailor parents in Yorkshire to worldwide fame as the most influential English-speaking legal theorist of the post-War era. It traces his successive metamorphoses; from Yorkshire schoolboy to Oxford scholar, successful barrister, intelligence officer, philosopher, and, finally, Professor of...
More DescriptionH. L. A. Hart was the pre-eminent legal philosopher of the twentieth century. This is both an intellectual and a psychological biography, following his life from modest origins as the son of Jewish tailor parents in Yorkshire to worldwide fame as the most influential English-speaking legal theorist of the post-War era. It traces his successive metamorphoses; from Yorkshire schoolboy to Oxford scholar, successful barrister, intelligence officer, philosopher, and, finally, Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford.