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LAW, RIGHTS AND DISCOURSE
A philosophical system is not what one would expect to find in the work of
a contemporary legal thinker. Robert Alexy’s work counts as a striking
exception. Over the past 29 years Alexy has been developing, with
remarkable clarity and consistency, a systematic philosophy covering most
of the key areas of legal philosophy. Kantian in its inspiration, his work
bines the rigour of analytical philosophy with a repertoire
of humanitarian ideals reflecting the tradition of the Geisteswissenschaften,
rendering it one of the most far-reaching and influential legal philosophies
in our time. This volume has been designed with two foci in mind: the first
is to reflect the breadth of Alexy’s philosophical system, as well as the
varieties of jurisprudential and philosophical scholarship in the last three
decades on which his work has had an impact. The second objective is to
provide for a critical exchange between Alexy and a number of specialists
in the field, with an eye to identifying new areas of inquiry and offering a
new impetus to the discourse theory of law. To that extent, it was thought
that a critical exchange such as the one undertaken here would most
appropriately reflect the discursive and critical character of Robert Alexy’s
work. The volume is divided into four parts, each dealing with a key area
of Alexy’s contribution. A final section brings together concise answers by
Robert Alexy. posing these, Alexy has tried to focus on points and
criticisms that address new aspects of discourse theory or otherwise point
the way to future developments and applications. With its range of topics
of coverage, the number of specialists it engages and the originality of the
answers it provides, this collection will e a standard work of
reference for anyone working in legal theory in general and the discourse
theory of law in particula