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Author:   Maksymilian Del Mar (Queen Mary University of London)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.040kg
ISBN:  

9781009609913

ISBN 10:   1009609912
Pages:   648
Publication Date:   12 June 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: reading with character; 1. Scottish home rule: a political childhood in Glasgow; 2. A land of many tongues: language, self, and community; 3. A democratic intellect: the making of a Glaswegian moral philosopher; 4. A Scot in Oxford: law and politics in England and America; 5. 'Taking it to Hart': protest, authority, and the morality of law; 6. A jurist in search of good government: law, liberty, and justice; 7. A philosophically credible nationalism? Constitutional change in Scotland; 8. European futures: post-sovereignty, subsidiarity, and constitutional pluralism; 9. The relational life of institutional legal theory; 10. Reason, philosophy, character: a matter of civility; epilogue: death and character; Neil MacCormick: a bibliography; General bibliography.

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'A major landmark in modern Scottish intellectual history, and more broadly a significant contribution to jurisprudence. Del Mar pays due attention not only to Neil MacCormick's ideas, but also to his character, family background, and multiple contexts, both academic and political.' Colin Kidd, Professor of History, University of St Andrews 'Del Mar's authoritative account establishes Neil MacCormick as one of the leading public intellectuals of the twentieth century. Accessible and engaging, it deftly contextualises MacCormick's personal qualities and professional preoccupations, contributing not only to legal biography but also to political, social, and intellectual history.' Nicola Lacey, School Professor of Law, Gender and Social Policy, London School of Economics 'An absorbing account of the life and work of a leading thinker and public intellectual of the last fifty years. Neil MacCormick supplies a striking example of someone who always sought to practise what he professed in the university, in politics, and in public affairs generally. Maks Del Mar beautifully captures the depth, range, and profound impact of his philosophy of action.' Neil Walker, University of Edinburgh

Author Information

Maksymilian Del Mar is Professor of Legal Theory and Legal Humanities at the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London. His first book, Artefacts of Legal Inquiry: The Value of Imagination in Adjudication (2020) won the 2022 Commendations for Excellence by the International Association of Legal and Social Philosophy (the IVR). It has been the subject of numerous symposia in journals, attracting reviews by theorists of legal reasoning, philosophers of imagination, and literary theorists and historians. He has edited numerous volumes, including The Oxford Handbook of Law and Humanities, and serves as an editor, since 2017, of the Law in Context series, and, since 2024, Elements in Legal Humanities, both for Cambridge University Press.

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