The end(s) of community
History, sovereignty, and the question of law
Joshua Ben David Nichols
Résumé
This book stems from an examination of how Western philosophy has accounted for the foundations of law. In this tradition, the character of the "sovereign" or "lawgiver" has provided the solution to this problem. But how does the sovereign acquire the right to found law? As soon as we ask this question we are immediately confronted with a convoluted combination of jurisprudence and theology.
The author begins by tracing a lengthy and deeply nuanced exchange between Derrida and Nancy on the question of community and fraternity and then moves on to engage with a diverse set of texts from the Marquis de Sade, Saint Augustine, Kant, Hegel, and Kafka. These texts-which range from the canonical to the apocryphal-all struggle in their own manner with the question of the foundations of law. Each offers a path to the law. If a reader accepts any path as it is and follows without question, the law is set and determined and the possibility of dialogue is closed. The aim of this book is to approach the foundations of law from a series of different angles so that we can begin to see that those foundations are always in question and open to the possibility of dialogue.
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| PAPIER | NUMERIQUE | |
| Éditeur(s) | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | |
| Auteur(s) | Joshua Ben David Nichols | |
| Parution | 02/09/2013 | 03/09/2013 |
| Nb. de pages | - | 210 |
| Contenu | - |
ePub |
| EAN13 | 9781554588367 |
9781554588718 9781554588701 |
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