| Description |
viii, 279 p. |
| Series |
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-270) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The circumstances of law. Disagreement, uncertainty, and authoritative settlement ; Settlement requisites and the nature of authoritative rules ; Hierarchies of rules -- Pt. II. Acting under rules. The problem of rules ; Interpretation of rules -- Pt. III. Issues of legal reasoning. Reasoning by analogy ; Reasoning in light of precedent ; Reasoning from legal principles -- Pt. IV. The settlement function and jurisprudential debates. Legal positivism and natural law ; Lex, rules, and some miscellaneous problems of jurisprudence. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Jurisprudence.
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Law and ethics.
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Law -- Philosophy.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Sherwin, Emily, 1955-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780822380023 |
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0822380021 |
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0822327368 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780822327363 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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