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 textsawhich range from the canonical to the apocryphalaall 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN-13
9781554588367
eBay Product ID (ePID)
138757137
Product Key Features
Book Title
The End(s) of Community: History, Sovereignty, and the Question of Law
Author
Joshua Ben David Nichols
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
210 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
228mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
388g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Joshua Ben David Nichols
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
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