Transcendence and Immanence and the Problem of Justice as a Substantive Goal
Abstract
In this chapter, the nature of Western law and its efficacy or otherwise will be considered. Here, the question arises as to what it means to refer to law in general and to Western law in particular. To be addressed above all is how the fact of bad laws is to be approached. The argument is that only by situating immanence in relation to transcendence can headway be made in establishing the nature of good as opposed to bad laws. The abiding question pursued here is: Can there be any escape from the world as ‘disenchanted’?
Fields of Study & Subjects
Legal and Social Philosophy
Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies
Political Philosophy and Ethics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 78–97
- Publication date
- 19 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter