Tag: Philosophy of Law
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Anthropology
Anthropology History Anthropology (Gr. ἄνθρωπος man, and λόγος, theory or science), the science which, in its strictest sense, has as its object the study of man as a unit in the animal kingdom. It is distinguished from ethnology, which is devoted to the study of man as a racial unit, and from ethnography, which deals…
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Regularity Theory of Physical Law
The Regularity Theory of Physical Law Regularity theory offers one definition of a physical law – that physical laws do nothing more than describe regularities in the universe. There are no laws that predetermine the stuff in our universe – the ‘stuff’ is all there is, and physical laws are merely ways by which we…
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Legal Positivism
Legal Positivism Description by Several Authors Olivecrona (1971: 141) noted that, when nineteenth-century positivists ‘wanted to make a clean break with natural law doctrine, they ceased to cite the old authorities. But as a matter of course they took over their fundamental concepts.’ David and Brierley (1978: 2) commented on the shift from a theoretical…
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Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism History Anthropomorphism (Gr. ἄνθρωπος, man, μορφή, form), the attribution (a) of a human body, or (b) of human qualities generally, to God or the gods. The word anthropomorphism is a modern coinage (possibly from 18th century French). The New English Dictionary is misled by the 1866 reprint of Paul Bayne on Ephesians when it…
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Promulgation
Promulgation in Constitutional LawFrom the Comparative Constitutions Project: Promulgation is the act of formally proclaiming new legislation to the public. This occurs when the law receives final formal approval.