Ep. 303: H.L.A. Hart on the Foundations of Law (Part Two for Supporters) (opens in new tab)

Continuing on "Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals" (1958) and The Concept of Law (1961), ch. 5 and 6. If law is not based on morality, then why obey the law? What makes a legal system exist at all, as opposed to a lawless state? Is saying something is legally required just a way of predicting that people will generally obey it? The post Ep. 303: H.L.A. Hart on the Foundations of Law (Part Two for Supporters) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.