Legal Philosophers

Heather Conley

Kaplan University

Professor Mike Wilson

Legal Philosophy LS490-01

Legal Philosophers

The philosophy of law is commonly referred to as jurisprudence. Normative jurisprudence is called political philosophy and addresses what should law be? Inversely, analytical jurisprudence raises and attempts to answer the question what is law?

In all, there were five significant philosophers who influenced the varying thoughts and beliefs about law. Such pioneers emerged from the nineteenth century and included Thomas Aquinas, John Austin, . Hart, Lon Fuller, and Ronald Dworkin. Before we heavily scrutinize and analyze the different view-points of each of these high-profile legal philosophers, let's delve into the firm beliefs and the...