The fall of the priests and the rise of the lawyers /

This fast-paced, inspiring and original work proposes that, if religions fade, then secular law provides a much more comprehensive moral regime to govern our lives. Backed by potent and haunting images, it argues that the rule of law is the one universal framework that everyone believes in and that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wood, Philip (Philip R.), 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing Ltd, 2016.
Temas:
Law > Philosophy.
Religion and law.
Rule of law.
Law > History.
Religion et droit.
Règle de droit.
Droit > Histoire.
Law.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The questions
  • The purpose of morality and law
  • The past and the future
  • What is religion?
  • What is the rule of law?
  • The families of religion: western religions
  • The families of religion: eastern religions
  • The families of law
  • A brief tour of secular law
  • Money, banks and corporations
  • Secularisation and religious decline
  • Reasons for the decline of religiosity
  • Secularisation of government
  • The rise of the lawyers
  • Who rules the world: lawyers or economists?
  • What is wrong with the law?
  • Scientific progress and the law
  • A way of living
  • A billion years from now.

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