Analytic Jurisprudence
Analytic jurisprudence divides into two related areas: substantive and methodological. Until the late 1980s most analytic jurisprudence had been substantive. It focused on produ...
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Law, Philosophy Of
In addition to the detailed survey entries Philosophy of Law, History of, and Philosophy of Law, Problems of, the Encyclopedia includes the following entries in which legal theories...
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Philosophy of Law, History of [addendum]
The article below reproduces some portions and revises other portions of the previous article.
The problems of authority, law and order, obligation, and self-i...
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Philosophy of Law, History Of
The problems of authority, law and order, obligation, and self-interest first became central topics of speculation in the thought of the Sophists (late fifth and early fo...
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Philosophy of Law, Problems of [addendum]
One of the dominant issues in philosophy of law since Hart's main entry was published has been the dispute between Hart and Ronald Dworkin about the be...
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Philosophy of Law, Problems Of
The existence of legal systems, even the most rudimentary, has afforded the opportunity for a variety of academic disciplines. Of these some are, or purport to be, empir...
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Analytic Jurisprudence
Law, Philosophy Of