Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-163) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction -- Law and philosophy around 150 BCE -- 'System' in law -- 'Rule' in law -- 'Person' in law -- Casuistry in philosophy -- Property in philosophy -- Law and philosophy after 50 BCE.
Summary:
"The middle of the second until the middle of the first century is one of the most creative periods in the history of human thought, and an important part of this was the interaction between Roman jurists and Hellenistic philosophers. In this highly original book, Rene Brouwer shows how jurists transformed the study of law into a science with the help of philosophical methods and concepts, such as division, rules and persons, and also how philosophers came to share the jurists' preoccupations with cases and private property. The relevance of this cross-fertilization for present-day law and philosophy cannot be overestimated: in law, its legacy includes the academic study of law and the Western models of dispute resolution, while in philosophy, the method of casuistry and the concept of just property"-- Provided by publisher.
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