In this video, I introduce the idea of Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence. I delve into the questions of what constitutes the object of legal philosophy, and how do we understand the difference between analytical and normative Jurisprudence?
Further, I talk about ideas of Natural Law put forward in the Greek play Antigone and in the views of Roman statesman Cicero. I also talk about the theories of Natural Law propounded by philosophers like Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas.
Lastly, I talk about Classical Common Law Theory as it emerged in Medieval England. I discuss the ideas of Common Law propounded by eminent British jurists like Edward Coke and William Hale. I also talk about the objections raised against Common Law Theory by enlightenment thinkers and writers like Thomas Hobbes, Jonathan Swift, and Jeremy Benthem.
