{"product_id":"philosophy-of-law-and-legal-theory-9780631202882","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\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Nature of Law 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Path of the Law 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eO. W. Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Realistic Jurisprudence ­– The Next Step 22\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarl Llewellyn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Model of Rules 46\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRonald Dworkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Relation of Law and Morality 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eH. L. A. Hart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Positivism and Fidelity to Law: A Reply to Professor Hart 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLon L. Fuller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Negative and Positive Positivism 116\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJules L. Coleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 On the Incoherence of Legal Positivism 134\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Finnis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Theories of Adjudication 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hard Cases 147\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald Dworkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 What has Pragmatism to Offer Law? 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard A. Posner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Legal Indeterminacy 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Form and Substance in Private Law Adjudication 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDuncan Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Legal Indeterminacy 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKen Kress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Rights and other Legal Concepts 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Some Fundamental Legal Conceptions as Applied in Judicial Reasoning 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWesley N. Hohfeld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI The Autonomy of Law and Legal Reasoning 323\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Legal Formalism: On the Immanent Rationality of Law 325\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErnest J. Weinrib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Law as Interpretation 374\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald Dworkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Problem of Social Cost 389\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRonald H. Coase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 420\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403411824983,"sku":"9780631202882","price":38.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631202882.jpg?v=1730483390","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophy-of-law-and-legal-theory-9780631202882","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}