Society and Nature (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781584770640)

The influential jurist Hans Kelsen [1881-1973] here applies his concept of the distinction between society and nature. He shows how primitive man developed his interpretation of nature, through the laws of retribution and of causality, to a modern concept of nature and society. He holds that the gradual emancipation of the law of causality from the principle of retribution is "the emancipation from a social interpretation of nature. The process shows a relation between social and natural science which is very important from the point of view of intellectual history." (Introduction p. viii) Extensively annotated. Kelsen is known for his theory of pure positive law, as postulated in General Theory of Law and State, which is also available in a reprint edition from The Lawbook Exchange.

Author: Hans Kelsen
ISBN-10: 1584770643
ISBN-13: 9781584770640
Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2009
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d