The Social Impact Theory of Law

Margaret Gilbert’s work on sociality covers a wide range of topics, and as she puts it “addresses matters of great significance to several philosophical specialties – including ethics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of law – and outside philosophy as well”...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:78b0d192c8bf4f0388a1ba5d26161bc42021-12-02T10:38:58ZThe Social Impact Theory of Law10.13128/Phe_Mi-181582280-78532239-4028https://doaj.org/article/78b0d192c8bf4f0388a1ba5d26161bc42016-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/pam/article/view/7220https://doaj.org/toc/2280-7853https://doaj.org/toc/2239-4028 Margaret Gilbert’s work on sociality covers a wide range of topics, and as she puts it “addresses matters of great significance to several philosophical specialties – including ethics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of law – and outside philosophy as well” (Gilbert 2013, p. 1). Herein I argue that Mark Greenberg’s recent call to eliminate the problem of legal normativity is well motivated. Further, I argue that Gilbert’s work on joint commitment, and more specifically obligations of joint commitment, allows us to move beyond the problem of legal normativity while cashing out H.L.A. Hart’s thesis that moral and legal obligations are distinct. Joshua KetonRosenberg & Sellierarticlelegal normativityHart-Dworkin debatelegal positivisminterpretivismAestheticsBH1-301EthicsBJ1-1725ENFRITPhenomenology and Mind, Iss 9 (2016)
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language EN
FR
IT
topic legal normativity
Hart-Dworkin debate
legal positivism
interpretivism
Aesthetics
BH1-301
Ethics
BJ1-1725
spellingShingle legal normativity
Hart-Dworkin debate
legal positivism
interpretivism
Aesthetics
BH1-301
Ethics
BJ1-1725
Joshua Keton
The Social Impact Theory of Law
description Margaret Gilbert’s work on sociality covers a wide range of topics, and as she puts it “addresses matters of great significance to several philosophical specialties – including ethics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of law – and outside philosophy as well” (Gilbert 2013, p. 1). Herein I argue that Mark Greenberg’s recent call to eliminate the problem of legal normativity is well motivated. Further, I argue that Gilbert’s work on joint commitment, and more specifically obligations of joint commitment, allows us to move beyond the problem of legal normativity while cashing out H.L.A. Hart’s thesis that moral and legal obligations are distinct.
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