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Introduction to the Philosophy of Law: Readings and Cases employs a combination of case-based and theory-based materials to show novices in the field how the philosophy of law is related to concrete and actual legal practice. Ideal for undergraduates, it engages their curiosity about the law without sacrificing philosophical content. The authors emphasize a command of legal concepts and doctrine as a prelude to philosophical analysis. Designed to acquaint students with the fundamentals of jurisprudence and legal theory, Part I of the book includes readings from influential philosophers representing eight different types of jurisprudence: natural law theory, positivism, constructivism, consequentialism, critical legal studies, feminist theory, practice theory, and new natural law theory. In Part II, the authors present a variety of cases that allow students to apply the theories in Part I to the actual practice of law. Unlike similar texts, which focus primarily on public law, this unique book addresses both private and public law, and includes cases on statutory interpretation, contract law, and tort law. Brief essays precede and discussion questions follow each case. Introduction to the Philosophy of Law: Readings and Cases serves as an exceptional text for courses in the philosophy of law, jurisprudence, and legal theory.

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• Preface
• Selection Authors
• Part I Types Of Legal Philosophy
• 1 Classical Natural Law Jurisprudence
• Readings from Aristotle, Cicero, Aquinas, Grotius, and Blackstone
• 2 Positivism
• Readings from H.L.A. Hart
• 3 Constructivism
• Readings from Ronald Dworkin
• 4 Consequentialism
• Readings from Richard Posner
• 5 Critical Legal Theory
• Readings from Andrew Altman, Roberto Unger, and Martha Minow
• Part I Critical Legal Studies
• Part II Feminist Jurisprudence
• 6 Practice Theory
• Readings from
• 7 New Natural
• Readings from
• Part II Cases In Statutory Interpretation, Contract Law, Tort Law, And Public Law
• 8 Statutory Interpretation
• Riggs v. Palmer
• Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States
• United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO v. Weber
• Defenders of Wildlife
• 9 Contract Law
• Allied Mutual Insurance Company
• Walker-Thomas Furniture Company. In the Matter of
• 10 Tort Law
• The Long Island Railroad Company
• Hymowitz v. Eli Lily and Company
• 11 Public Law
• Home Building & Loan Ass'n v. Blaisdell
• State of Nebraska
• Board of Education of Ewing TP.
• Glossary
• Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Dennis Patterson is a Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law in Camden, New Jersey. He was educated at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Patterson co-authored Introduction to the Philosophy of Law: Readings and Cases, edited A Companion to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, and wrote Law and Truth, a book about how truth and law relates to many aspects concerning the world in which we live.

(Bowker Author Biography)