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Hard Positivism

Hard Positivism is a jurisprudential theory within legal positivism that strictly separates law and morality, asserting that the validity of law depends solely on its source and adherence to procedural criteria, not on its moral content.

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8

Authors

2

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Variants

Exclusive Legal Positivism

Parents

Publications

6

Theoretical Logic in Sociology-Volume 1: Positivism, Presuppositions, and Current Controversies.

David Willer, Jeffrey C. Alexander · Social Forces · 1984 · 105 citations

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Hard Cases in Wicked Legal Systems: South African Law in the Perspective of Legal Philosophy

Daniel D. Ntanda Nsereko, David Dyzenhaus · Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines · 1994 · 72 citations

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New research paradigms in the built environment

Richard Fellows · Construction Innovation · 2010 · 24 citations

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Realism, Hard Positivism, and Conceptual Analysis

Brian Leiter · Legal Theory · 1998 · 22 citations

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HOW MORAL PRINCIPLES CAN ENTER INTO THE LAW

Matthew H. Kramer · Legal Theory · 2000 · 19 citations

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Authors

8

  1. JC
    Jeffrey C. Alexander

    Yale University, United States

    2 publications · 117 citations

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  2. RF
    Richard Fellows

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  3. WB
    William Buxton

    University of Toronto, Canada

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. BL
    Brian Leiter

    University of Chicago, United States

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  5. MH
    Matthew H. Kramer

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 19 citations

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Institutions

2

  1. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

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Venues

  1. Legal Theory

    2 publications · 41 citations

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  2. The Canadian Journal of Sociology

    CJS · 1 publications · 12 citations

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  3. Social Forces

    SF · 1 publications · 105 citations

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  4. Construction Innovation

    1 publications · 24 citations

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