{"product_id":"philosophy-of-law-and-legal-theory-isbn-9780631202875","title":"Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory","description":"This 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  Acknowledgments. \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  ‘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 \u003c!--end--\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 \u003cb\u003eDennis Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Law (Camden) and Philosophy (New Brunswick) at Rutgers University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLaw and Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and editor of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell, 1996). He has been a Fellow in the Politics Department at Princeton University and a Visiting Professor at Humboldt University in Berlin and the University of Vienna.  This 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe articles in this anthology are a natural addition to the superb set of original essays in \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory.\u003c\/i\u003e Taken together, these two volumes provide a compelling overview of the best work in contemporary legal theory and are essential reading for beginning law students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989780185317,"sku":"NP9780631202875","price":147.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631202875.jpg?v=1761785439","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/philosophy-of-law-and-legal-theory-isbn-9780631202875","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}