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Ep. 303: H.L.A. Hart on the Foundations of Law (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Austin Is the Thing in Law, Right?

Jeffrey Kaplan is the author of a new book called Positivist Law. He argues that law should be viewed in terms of people's behavior, not their states of mind. Mark Whitaker: The theory doesn't really capture motivation and I'm going to say this isn't about psychology but it does have an impact on how we see laws.

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