Philosophy of Law as an Integral Part of Philosophy: Essays on the Jurisprudence of Gerald J Postema

This edited collection considers the work of one of the most important legal philosophers of our time, Professor Gerald J Postema. It includes contributions from expert philosophers of law. The chapters dig deep into important camps of Postema’s rich theoretical project including: - the value of the rule of law; - the ideal of integrity in adjudication; - his works on analogical reasoning; - the methodology of jurisprudence; - dialogues with Ronald Dworkin, Joseph Raz, Frederick Schauer and HLA Hart. The collection includes an original article by Professor Postema, in which he develops his conception of the rule of law and replies to some objections to previous works, and an interview in which he provides a fascinating and unique insight into his philosophy of law.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Thomas Bustamante, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil and Thiago Lopes Decat, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil PART I ON THE VALUE OF THE RULE OF LAW 1. Fidelity, Accountability and Trust: Tensions at the Heart of the Rule of Law Gerald J Postema, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA 2. Equal Concern and Respect as the Foundation of Postema’s Notion of the Rule of Law Franklin M Dutra, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil PART II LEGAL REASONING, INTEGRITY AND PROTESTANT INTERPRETATION 3. Postema’s Account of Integrity Barbara Baum Levenbook, North Carolina State University, USA 4. Revisiting the Idea of Protestant Interpretation: Towards Reconciliation between Dworkin and Postema Thomas Bustamante, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil 5. Postema, Dworkin, and the Question of Meaning Dennis Patterson, Rutgers University, USA 6. Protestant Interpretation, Conventions, and Legal Truth Brian H Bix, University of Minnesota, USA PART III ANALOGICAL REASONING IN LAW 7. Some Inferentialist Remarks on Postema’s Conception of Analogical Thinking in Law Thiago Lopes Decat, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil 8. Postema on Analogies in Law Fábio Perin Shecaira, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PART IV METHODOLOGY AND THE NATURE OF JURISPRUDENCE 9. Postema on Hart: The Illusion of Value-Neutrality Margaret Martin, Western University, Canada 10. Analytic Jurisprudence in Time Dan Priel, York University, Canada 11. How Postema’s Jurisprudence as Sociable Science is Like Dworkin’s Interpretivism: On Conceptual Analysis in Legal Theory Saulo de Matos, Federal University of Pará, Brazil PART V POSTEMA’S ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY LEGAL THEORIES 12. In Defence of a Thin Concept of Law Andrea Faggion, State University of Londrina, Brazil 13. Philosophical and Psychological Distinctions between Presumptive Positivism and Rule-Sensitive Particularism Guilherme da FCF de Almeida Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Noel Struchiner, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14. Interview with Professor Gerald Postema Thomas Bustamante, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, César Serbena, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil and Natalina Stamile, University of Bergamo, Italy

About the Author :
Thomas Bustamante and Thiago Lopes Decat are both Professors of Legal Theory and Philosophy of Law at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.