Common Law and Enlightenment in England, 1689-1750

Common Law and Enlightenment in England, 1689-1750

Author: Julia Rudolph

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Published: 2013

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1843838044

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The book demonstrates how the 'common law mind' was able to meet the various challenges posed by Enlightenment rationalism and civic and commercial discourse, revealing that the common law played a much wider role beyond the legal world in shaping Enlightenment concepts.