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Kosmos, Nomos, Physis and “the Concept of Liberal Democratic Law”
Christodoulidis, Emilios
2021
Abstract
The paper is a review of Johan van der Walt’s The Concept of Liberal Democratic Law. It proceeds through a genealogy of the articulations and alignments of the three terms – kosmos, physis, nomos – that form the backdrop of the book’s main thesis. In a discussion of tragedy and of the natural philosophers (Anaximander) it argues that Greek thought sustained a deep unity of the practical, the ethical, and the aesthetic, and looks at van der Walt’s interpretation and defence of public reason in that light.
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Emilios Christodoulidis, "Kosmos, Nomos, Physis and 'the Concept of Liberal Democratic Law'" in: "Etica & Politica / Ethics & Politics (2021) XXIII/2", EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, Trieste, 2021, pp. 481-494
Languages
en
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internazionale
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