Dr. Stephen Riley is Senior Lecturer in Law at Sheffield Hallam University where he teaches and writes on the philosophy of law, particularly in the areas of human dignity, critical theory and law, and general jurisprudence.

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• Introduction  Chapter 1  Justice1    Endsa. Judgmentb. Desert c. Truth  2 Meansa. Adjudicationb. Impartialityc. Equality  3 Individualsa. The individual’s goodb. Rightsc. Status  4 Collectivesa. The common goodb. The rule of lawc. Authority  5    Philosophy and justicea. Meta-theoryb. Scepticismc. Pragmatism  Questions  Concepts and methods§    Theorising  Further reading      Chapter 2  Person1    Facts and valuesa. Humans and personsb. Science and factsc. Humanity and human nature  2    Aristotlea. The human speciesb. Political animalsc. The situated person  3    Humanisma. Humanity and personsb. Libertyc. Fraternity and equality  4    Feminisma. The second sexb. Nature as ideologyc. Identity politics  5    Freedom a. Freedom as libertyb. Freedom as rationalityc. Freedom as autonomy  Questions  Concepts and methods §    Ideas and ideology  Further reading      Chapter 3  Good1    The gooda. The human goodb. A good life and justicec. Happiness and harmony  2    Platoa. The good and the individualb. The good and the statec. Contemporary Platonism  3    Natural lawa. Early natural lawb. Natural law and religionc. Modern natural law  4    Utilitarianisma. Hedonism b. Utilitarianismc. Variants of utilitarianism  5    Place and propertya. Property b. Environmentc. Capability  Questions  Concepts and methods § Values  Further reading    Chapter 4  Right1    Righta. Right and truthb. Right answers c. Right as justice  2    Right as correspondence a. Kant: right as dutyb. Hegel: right made socialc. Marx: right made material  3    Right as coherence a. Hobbes: right as contractb. Mill: right as libertyc. Rawls: right as fairness  4    Rightsa. Hohfeld: distinguishing rightsb. Dworkin: rights as trumpsc. Nozick: rights as constraints  5    Human rightsa. From natural rights to human rightsb. Particularity versus universalityc. Human rights and liberalism  Questions  Concepts and methods§ Logic  Further reading    Chapter 5  Rule1    Rulesa. Rules as commands b. Forms and functions of rulesc. Formalism and anti-formalism  2    Positivisma. Origins of positivismb. Logical posit

Dr. Stephen Riley is Senior Lecturer in Law at Sheffield Hallam University where he teaches and writes on the philosophy of law, particularly in the areas of human dignity, critical theory and law, and general jurisprudence.

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• Introduction  Chapter 1  Justice1    Endsa. Judgmentb. Desert c. Truth  2 Meansa. Adjudicationb. Impartialityc. Equality  3 Individualsa. The individual’s goodb. Rightsc. Status  4 Collectivesa. The common goodb. The rule of lawc. Authority  5    Philosophy and justicea. Meta-theoryb. Scepticismc. Pragmatism  Questions  Concepts and methods§    Theorising  Further reading      Chapter 2  Person1    Facts and valuesa. Humans and personsb. Science and factsc. Humanity and human nature  2    Aristotlea. The human speciesb. Political animalsc. The situated person  3    Humanisma. Humanity and personsb. Libertyc. Fraternity and equality  4    Feminisma. The second sexb. Nature as ideologyc. Identity politics  5    Freedom a. Freedom as libertyb. Freedom as rationalityc. Freedom as autonomy  Questions  Concepts and methods §    Ideas and ideology  Further reading      Chapter 3  Good1    The gooda. The human goodb. A good life and justicec. Happiness and harmony  2    Platoa. The good and the individualb. The good and the statec. Contemporary Platonism  3    Natural lawa. Early natural lawb. Natural law and religionc. Modern natural law  4    Utilitarianisma. Hedonism b. Utilitarianismc. Variants of utilitarianism  5    Place and propertya. Property b. Environmentc. Capability  Questions  Concepts and methods § Values  Further reading    Chapter 4  Right1    Righta. Right and truthb. Right answers c. Right as justice  2    Right as correspondence a. Kant: right as dutyb. Hegel: right made socialc. Marx: right made material  3    Right as coherence a. Hobbes: right as contractb. Mill: right as libertyc. Rawls: right as fairness  4    Rightsa. Hohfeld: distinguishing rightsb. Dworkin: rights as trumpsc. Nozick: rights as constraints  5    Human rightsa. From natural rights to human rightsb. Particularity versus universalityc. Human rights and liberalism  Questions  Concepts and methods§ Logic  Further reading    Chapter 5  Rule1    Rulesa. Rules as commands b. Forms and functions of rulesc. Formalism and anti-formalism  2    Positivisma. Origins of positivismb. Logical posit