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341Notes . Discussion . Book reviews Hans Kelsen on Norm and languageRatio Juris 19 (1): 101-126. 2006.This essay examines an ambiguity in Hans Kelsen’s theory of a norm. On the one hand, Kelsen claims to adhere to what he considers the ‘is/ought’ dichotomy. Kelsen claims that he is describing what really is. On the other hand, Kelsen seems to be understanding the is/ought dichotomy in a very different manner than that by which his contemporaries or, indeed, today’s readers understand the distinction. The clue to this ambiguity is Kelsen’s understanding of a norm. Although legal existence is said…Read more
York University
PhD, 1992
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Social and Political Philosophy |
European Philosophy |
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Philosophy of Law |
Continental Philosophy |
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