Anders Vilhelm Lundstedt was a Swedish legal scholar and parliamentarian, born in 1882 and dying in 1955, and a leading figure of Scandinavian Legal Realism. Educated at Lund University, he taught law at Uppsala University from 1914 to 1947 and was strongly influenced by the philosopher Axel Hägerström, rejecting metaphysical notions of rights in favor of grounding law in the objective analysis of social welfare. He also served in the Swedish parliament, where he pushed for penal reform and other liberal legislative changes.
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Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceDomkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg 3 Place of DeathDomkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg 3 Classification
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What did Vilhelm Lundstedt mean by attacking the method of justice?
He argued justice has no objective definition and that law should follow an objective method of social welfare.
Lundstedt's main focus in his theoretical work became a sustained attack on what he called the method of justice. He held that there was no objective way to define the requirements of justice, and that appeals to justice cloaked purely subjective preferences or unacceptable metaphysical claims. In its place he proposed a method of social welfare, centred on objective study of social conditions and of what law can practically do to improve society for all its members.
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1. Vilhelm Lundstedt (Wikipedia)
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Anders Vilhelm Lundstedt (11 September 1882 - 20 August 1955) was a Swedish jurist and legislator, particularly known as a proponent of Scandinavian Legal Realism, having been strongly influenced by his compatriot, the charismatic philosopher Axel Hägerström.
2. Anders Vilhelm Lundstedt (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction
Anders Vilhelm Lundstedt (11 September 1882 - 20 August 1955) was a Swedish jurist and legislator, particularly known as a proponent of Scandinavian Legal Realism, having been strongly influenced by his compatriot, the charismatic philosopher Axel Hägerström.
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was a Swedish jurist and legislator
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Jurist and Politician
Wikidata Q349359, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1882
Wikidata Q349359, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1882-09-11
Wikidata Q349359, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1955
Wikidata Q349359, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1955-08-20
Wikidata Q349359, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg
Wikidata Q349359, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg
View the Source4. Vilhelm Lundstedt (Wikipedia)
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Anders Vilhelm Lundstedt (11 September 1882 - 20 August 1955) was a Swedish jurist and legislator, particularly known as a proponent of Scandinavian Legal Realism, having been strongly influenced by his compatriot, the charismatic philosopher Axel Hägerström.
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