{"product_id":"philosophy-of-law-and-legal-theory-9780631202875","title":"Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis carefully selected set of readings presents some of the most important articles in the field. The collection is essential reading for anyone with an interest in legal philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGathers together some of the most important articles in the field of philosophy of law and legal theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplements Dennis Patterson''s \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1999).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents essential reading for the beginning law student.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Patterson collects fifteen of the classic articles in legal theory and presents them whole. The book provides an excellent introduction to several of the major topics making it useful both as a student text and as a sourcebook for academics and non-academics alike.’ \u003ci\u003eLarry Alexander, University of San Diego School of Law\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A wonderful selection from the classics in legal theory. It should prove an excellent and invaluable text for classroom use.’ \u003ci\u003eBrian Bix, University of Minnesota, author of Jurisprudence: Theory and Context\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Dennis Patterson has produced a fine anthology, one that will be particularly useful for those interested in learning about recent debates in analytic jurisprudence.’ \u003ci\u003eJeremy Waldron, Columbia Law School\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I. NATURE OF LAW.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Path of the Law (O.W. Holmes).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. A Realistic Jurisprudence - The Next Step (Karl Llewellyn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Model of Rules (Ronald Dworkin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II. RELATION OF LAW AND MORALITY.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals (H.L.A. Hart).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Positivism and Fidelity to Law: A Reply to Professor Hart (Lon L. Fuller).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Negative and Positive Positivism (Jules L. Coleman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. On the Incoherence of Legal Positivism (john Finnis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART III. THEORIES OF ADJUDICATION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Hard Cases (Ronald Dworkin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. What has Pragmatism to Offer Law (Richard A. Posner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART IV. LEGAL INDETERMINACY.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Form and Substance in Private Law Adjudication (Duncan Kennedy).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Legal Indeterminacy (Ken Kress).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART V. RIGHTS AND OTHER LEGAL CONCEPTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Some Fundamental Legal Conceptions as Applied in Judicial Reasoning (Wesley N. Hohfeld).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART VI. THE AUTONOMY OF LAW AND LEGAL REASONING.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Legal Formalism: On the Immanent Rationality of Law (Ernest F. Weinrib).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Law as Interpretation (Ronald Dworkin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Problem of Social Cost (Ronald H. Coase).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525934555479,"sku":"9780631202875","price":105.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631202875.jpg?v=1731862289","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophy-of-law-and-legal-theory-9780631202875","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}