The Cunning of Law
Remarks on Brunkhorst’s Critical Theory of Legal Revolutions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12283572 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cristina Lafont (0000-0002-1029-9689, Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 565-575 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social & Legal Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-6639 • E-ISSN: 1461-7390 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0964663914544205 |
| OpenAlex | W2326342481 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This article provides an overview and critical analysis of Brunkhorst’s forthcoming book Critical Theory of Legal Revolutions. First, I briefly analyze the specific way in which Brunkhorst’s innovative approach to social evolution combines the normative and functionalist perspectives in order to reconstruct the four great legal revolutions that led to the formation of modern law. In the second step, I raise some critical concerns about the basic conceptual and methodological assumptions behind Brunkhorst’s reconstruction: a concern regarding its Eurocentrism, a concern about the methodological distinction between evolutionary and revolutionary change – particularly the question of where to situate counterrevolutionary ideological battles and developments and a concern about the systematic role of religion and religious ideas in his reconstruction
Critical theory · Epistemology · Eurocentrism · Ideology · Normative · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |