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  • Steven D Smith
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Law’s Quandary
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© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Part I. Law and Metaphysics?
  5. 1. Just Words ? 5
  6. 2. Ontological Dynasties 22
  7. Part II. (How) Is Law for Real?
  8. 3. Does “the Law” Exist? 41
  9. 4. The Jurisprudence of Modernity 65
  10. Part III. The Metaphysics of Legal Meaning
  11. 5. How Does Law Mean? 101
  12. 6. Author(s)Wanted 126
  13. Part IV. Mind the Gap
  14. 7. Law in a Quandary 157
  15. Epilogue: Confusion and Confession 176
  16. Notes 181
  17. Index 203
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674043824-001

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Part I. Law and Metaphysics?
  5. 1. Just Words ? 5
  6. 2. Ontological Dynasties 22
  7. Part II. (How) Is Law for Real?
  8. 3. Does “the Law” Exist? 41
  9. 4. The Jurisprudence of Modernity 65
  10. Part III. The Metaphysics of Legal Meaning
  11. 5. How Does Law Mean? 101
  12. 6. Author(s)Wanted 126
  13. Part IV. Mind the Gap
  14. 7. Law in a Quandary 157
  15. Epilogue: Confusion and Confession 176
  16. Notes 181
  17. Index 203
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