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Lyons, David Barry was born on February 6, 1935 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Betty (Janower) Lyons.
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David Lyons is one of the preeminent philosophers of law active in the United States. This volume comprises essays written over a period of twenty years in which Professor Lyons outlines his fundamental views about the nature of law and its relation to morality and justice. The underlying theme of the book is that a system of law has only a tenuous connection with morality and justice. Contrary to those legal theorists who maintain that no matter how bad the law of a community might be, strict conformity to existing law automatically dispenses "formal" justice, Professor Lyons contends that the law must earn the respect that it demands. Moreover, we cannot, as some would suggest, interpret law in a value-neutral manner. Rather courts should interpret statutes, judicial precedents, and constitutional provisions in terms of values that would justify those laws. In this way officials can promote the justifiability of what they do to people in the name of law, and can help the law live up to its moral pretensions.
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An introduction to the philosophy of law, which offers a modern and critical appraisal of all the main issues and problems. This has become a very active area in the last ten years, and one on which philosophers, legal practitioners and theorists and social scientists have tended to converge. The more abstract questions about the nature of law and its relationship to social norms and moral standards are now seen to be directly relevant to more practical and indeed pressing questions about the justification of punishment, civil disobedience, the enforcement of morality, and problems about justice, rights, welfare, and freedom. David Lyons is a shrewd, clear and systematic guide through this tangled area. The book presupposes no formal training in law or philosophy and is intended to serve as a textbook in a range of introductory courses.
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Although known as the founder of modern utilitarianism and the source of analytical jurisprudence, Bentham today is infrequently read but often caricatured. The present book offers a reinterpretation of Bentham's main philosophical doctrines, his principle of utility and his analysis of law, philosophical doctrines, as they are developed in Bentham's most important works. A new reading is also given to his theory of law, which suggests Bentham's insight, originality, and continued interest for philosophers and legal theorists. First published in 1973, this revised edition contains a new Preface, a revised Bibliography, and two new Indexes, one of Names and one of Subjects, which together replace the original index.
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Lyons, David Barry was born on February 6, 1935 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Betty (Janower) Lyons.
Student, Cooper Union, 1952-1954, 56-57; Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1960; Master of Arts (General Electric Foundation fellow), Harvard University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy (Woodrow Wilson dissertation fellow), Harvard University, 1963; postgraduate, Oxford (England) University, 1963-1964.
Assistant professor Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1964-1967; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1967-1971; professor, Cornell Univercity, 1971-1990; Susan Linn Sage professor Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1990-1995; chairman, department Philosophy, 1978-1984; professor Law, 1979-1995; professor Law, Boston University, since 1995; professor philosophy, Boston University, since 1998.
(Although known as the founder of modern utilitarianism an...)
(An introduction to the philosophy of law, which offers a ...)
(David Lyons is one of the preeminent philosophers of law ...)
(Forms and Limits of Utilitarianism)
Member American Philosophical Association, American Society Political and Legal Philosophy, Society Philosophy and Public Affairs. M C.
Married Sandra Yetta Nemiroff, December 18, 1955. Children— Matthew, Emily, Jeremy.