Positivism

Positivism can have several meanings.

Law

Legal positivism is a view which, in contrast to the natural law view, claims that a legal system can be defined independently of evaluative terms or propositions. Sometimes legal positivism is understood as the view that laws must be obeyed, whatever their content. The late Carlos Nino called the former view "methodological" and the latter "ideological," claiming that only the former was philosophically defensible.

Related Topics:
Legal positivism - Natural law - Legal system - Law - Carlos Nino

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