Who is hla hart

This book recounts the life of H. Hart, the pre-eminent legal philosopher of the 20th century, and sheds light on the genesis of Hart's ideas and the scale of his contribution to legal and political philosophy. Following Hart's life from modest origins as the son of Jewish tailor parents in Yorkshire to worldwide fame as the most influential English-speaking legal theorist of the post-War era, the book traces his successive metamorphoses; from Yorkshire schoolboy to Oxford scholar, from government intelligence officer to Professor of Jurisprudence, and from awkward bachelor to family fig Following Hart's life from modest origins as the son of Jewish tailor parents in Yorkshire to worldwide fame as the most influential English-speaking legal theorist of the post-War era, the book traces his successive metamorphoses; from Yorkshire schoolboy to Oxford scholar, from government intelligence officer to Professor of Jurisprudence, and from awkward bachelor to family figurehead.

In the tradition of Ray Monk's biography of Wittgenstein, the book paints an absorbing picture of intellectual and psychological development, of a mind struggling to cope with intellectual self-doubt, uncertain sexuality, a difficult marriage, and an anti-semitic society.

This raises fascinating questions about the nature of intellectual creativity. In depicting the evolution of Hart's life and mind, the book provides a vivid recreation of both the intellectual and social climate of Oxford in the post-War era, and develops an intellectual history of trends in 20th century legal, social, philosophical, and political thought.

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OSO version 0. University Press Scholarship Online. Scott J. Shapiro - - In Arthur Ripstein ed. Cambridge University Press. Riddall - - Lexisnexis. The Legacy of H. Hart: Legal, Political and Moral Philosophy. Hart on Legality, Justice and Morality. John Gardner - - Jurisprudence 1 2 Added to PP index Total views 12, of 2,, Recent downloads 6 months 12 53, of 2,, How can I increase my downloads?

Sign in to use this feature. About us. Editorial team. Jurisprudence Methodology Law Philosophy. Applied ethics. History of Western Philosophy. Normative ethics. Philosophy of biology. Philosophy of language. Philosophy of mind. During the war, being unfit for active service, he worked in MI5. During this time his interests returned to philosophy and in he was appointed philosophy tutor at New College. He was strongly influenced by the linguistic philosophy then current in Oxford, but employed its techniques more constructively than did most members of the movement.

In , given his chancery background, he was persuaded by JL Austin to be a candidate for the Oxford chair of Jurisprudence when Professor Arthur Goodhart resigned. He was elected and held the chair until From on he delivered the undergraduate lectures that turned into The Concept of Law , posthumous second edition He also lectured on right and duties, but these lectures were never published. His visit to Harvard in led to his Holmes lecture on 'Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals' and a famous controversy with Lon Fuller.