M.Phil 580

M.Phil 580 Philosophy of Law explores two key themes in the philosophy of law: the relationships between the factual and the normative and between substance and method. In this course, students learn debates about the possibility of detachment in both substance and method, and the subtle relations between them – debates that have informed a substantial amount of theorizing in legal philosophy during the last century. Topics covered in this course include the theory of law, social rules at the foundations of law, the normativity of law, the role of morality in law, and the language of law.