Neil Maccormick: A Life in Politics, Philosophy, and Law (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009609913)

Neil MacCormick (1941-2009) was one of the twentieth century's most important legal philosophers and one of Scotland's most influential public intellectuals. This book tells the story of his political and philosophical life, from his intensely political childhood as the son of 'King John', one of the founders of the Scottish National Party, through to his involvement in Scottish politics - especially as the author of SNP's constitutional policy - and his role as a Member of the European Parliament, helping to draft the European Constitution. With special attention to MacCormick's character, this book offers a reading of his entire oeuvre, covering his contributions to theories of legal and moral reasoning, institutional legal theory, nationalism, post-sovereignty, subsidiarity, and constitutional pluralism in Europe. This book reads MacCormick as a highly creative thinker who excelled in the art of constructing inclusive middles and thereby developed his own distinctive approach to politics and philosophy.

Author: Maksymilian del Mar
ISBN-10: 1009609912
ISBN-13: 9781009609913
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2025
Pages: 648
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.33lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.34w x 1.72d