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1、THELAWSCHOOLH.L.A.HART:ATWENTIETH-CENTURYOXFORDPOLITICALPHILOSOPHERJohnFinnisUniversityofOxfordProfessorofLawandLegalPhilosophyUniversityofNotreDameBiolchiniFamilyProfessorofLawOxfordLegalStudiesResearchPaperNo.30/2009NotreDameLawSchoolLegalStudiesResearchPaperNo.09-40Thispapercanbedown
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3、choolLegalStudiesseriescanbefoundat:http://www.ssrn.com/link/notre-dame-legal-studies.htmlElectroniccopyavailableat:http://ssrn.com/abstract=1477276©JohnFinnis200913Oct2009H.L.A.Hart:aTwentieth-CenturyOxfordPoliticalPhilosopherJohnFinnisIHerbertHartwasbornin1907,asonofprosperoustailorsi
4、nthenorthofEngland.Fromtheageofelevenhewasboarding-schooledinthesouth,butaftersomeyearswasschooledclosetohome,atanexcellentgrammarschoolwherehefinishedasHeadPrefect,regardedbytheHeadMasterasaheadboyofunsurpassedloyaltyandcapacity.BycompetitivescholarshipexaminationheproceededtoNewColleg
5、e,oneoftheUniversityofOxford‟soldestandbestcolleges,wherehestudiedGreek,Latin,ancienthistoryandphilosophy,withbrilliantsuccess.Before,duringandafterhisOxfordstudies,hetravelledwidelythroughoutEurope;hehadagiftforlanguagesandthroughouthislifeanimmenseenthusiasmforplaces,people,andliterat
6、ure.PassingtheBarexamsinlate1930,HartjoinedcommercialchambersinLincoln‟sInnwherehepracticedwithnotablesuccess,especiallyintaxmatters.ThoughhehadjoinedtheInnsofCourtRegimentearlyinhiscareerattheBar,andparticipatedenthusiasticallyinstag-huntingandlikepursuits,hispoliticalviews,alwaysliber
7、al,moveddecisivelyleftduringthemid-1930sevenbeforehebecameassociatedin1936withJeniferWilliams,whohadbeenamemberoftheCommunistPartysince1934andinherearlyyearsasacivilservant–whichcoincidedwiththeirbeginningtolivetogether–evenhadaSovietcontroller.But,asshelaterwroteofHart(whomshe