tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705719339981188195.post2872695663044793744..comments2024-01-04T09:58:13.356-05:00Comments on Persuasive Authorities: Ten most influential booksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705719339981188195.post-62927724056977205732010-03-24T14:23:32.781-04:002010-03-24T14:23:32.781-04:00This exercise is great!
Here's my list of five...This exercise is great!<br />Here's my list of five more influential ones, not in order of importance or degree of influence:<br /><br />1. John Rawls, Political Liberalism.<br />2. Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia<br />3. Richard Posner, Economic Analysys of Law<br />4. Ronald Dworkin, Law's Empire and Taking Rights Seriously<br />5. Hans Kelsen,Pure Theory of LawMartín Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114387051577894988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705719339981188195.post-84652566186532380442010-03-22T19:06:06.205-04:002010-03-22T19:06:06.205-04:00I see Hart is a favorite. Unfortunately, I haven&#...I see Hart is a favorite. Unfortunately, I haven't read the whole thing - but I wholeheartedly recommend Hart's biography "The Nightmare and the Noble Dream" by Nicola Lacey, if you haven't read this already. <br /><br />My "formative" list I think is still unraveling but so far, I have five. <br /><br />1. John Rawls, Political Liberalism<br />2. Karl Marx, Essay on the Jewish Question<br />3. Gordon Wood, Creation of the American Republic<br />4. Aristotle, Politics<br />5. John Locke, Second Treatise of Governmentanna suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927814636444539255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705719339981188195.post-23348204942135205382010-03-21T22:34:51.263-04:002010-03-21T22:34:51.263-04:00Here's my best of the best (of course, the lis...Here's my best of the best (of course, the list is partially a result of my specific interests), in no particular order and pretty eclectic<br /><br />1. John Rawls, A Theory of Justice and Political Liberalism<br />2. Dworkin, Law's Empire and Taking Rights Seriously<br />3. Hart, The Concept of Law<br />4. Ackerman, We the People<br />5. Ely, Democracy and Distrust<br />6. Plato, Republic<br />7. Rousseau, The Social Contract<br />8. Locke, Second Treatise of Government<br />9. Kelsen, Pure Theory of LawAdam Shinarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165846122103746240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705719339981188195.post-14115594039788563222010-03-21T21:30:45.314-04:002010-03-21T21:30:45.314-04:00Interesting. Looking around my library behind me, ...Interesting. Looking around my library behind me, I see the following books (I'll limit myself to five) that I wouldn't be surprised to find on a list of influential books on or about law: <br /><br />1. Alexander Bickel, The Least Dangerous Branch<br />2. Guido Calabresi, The Costs of Accidents<br />3. A.V. Dicey, The Law of the Constitution<br />4. H.L.A. Hart, The Concept of Law<br />5. Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American RepublicRichard Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230047824468034053noreply@blogger.com