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An Evolutionary Account of Law: The Role of Evolutionary Thinking in Legal Theory and Philosophy

An Evolutionary Account of Law: The Role of Evolutionary Thinking in Legal Theory and Philosophy

Santanatoglia, Eliana María

Hardcover

Series: Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism

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ISBN10: 3032121612
ISBN13: 9783032121615
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Jan 20 2026
Pages: 276
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
This book offers a comprehensive, modern understanding of legal philosophy through an evolutionary lens. Taking a highly interdisciplinary approach throughout, the book first explores the history of 'classic evolutionism', regarding theories of law and justice from the authors of the Scottish Enlightenment to Hayek. The second part of the book analyses the contributions of new schools of thought, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary game theory and co-evolutionist theories. The final part of the book builds a fresh argument for a modern evolutionary account of law, considering key methodological debates and the evolution at its three levels - biological, social and individual - to explain the emergence, stabilization and change of legal rules.

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