The New State · Character
Gierke
German legal historian, cited for his theory of group personality.
minor
First appearance: xii the crowd fallacy
Gierke shows up with force in From Contract to Community. The page is where that presence becomes real.
His theory of association and 'real personality' of groups is presented as a strong attack on individualistic jurisprudence.
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