Preface

Introduction: The Birth of Law and the Rise of Jurisprudence

The Origins of Law and Jurisprudence

A Short History of Jurisprudence

A Preview of the Book

PART I. THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF LAW

1. Law as Logic, Rules, and Science

The Syllogism and Other Methods of Logic

Rules, Standards, and Discretion

Scientific Observation

2. Legal Reasoning as Practical Reasoning

What Is Practical Reason?

Authority

Reasoning by Analogy

A Note on Legal Education

3. Other Illustrations of Practical Reasoning in Law

Interpretation

Means-End Rationality

Tacit Knowing

Submitting to the Test of Time

4. Legitimacy in Adjudication

The Problem of Rational Prejudgment

Consensus

Policy versus Pedigree as Warrants for Judicial Action

How Are Judges' Visions Changed?

Critical Legal Studies

PART II. THE ONTOLOGY OF LAW

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