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Analyzing law : new essays in legal theory / edited by Brian Bix - New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. - xi, 327 p. ; 24 cm.

Introduction-
I. Theory and Methodology-
1. An Essay on The Objectivity of Law-
2. The Difference That Rules Make-
II. Schools of Thought-
3. Positivism Through Thick and Thin-
4. Naturalism and Naturalized Jurisprudence-
III. Philosophical Foundations of the Common Law-
5. Supereditor or Translator: Comments on Coleman-
6. Is Coleman Hobbes or Hume (or perhaps Locke)?-
7. The Distributive Turn: Mischief, Misfortune and Tort Law-
8. Of Aristotle and Ice Cream Cones: Reflections on Jules Coleman's Theory of Corrective Justice-
IV. Critical Perspectives-
9. Contract, Marriage and Background Rules-
10. The Other Utilitarians-
11. Defending the Indeterminacy Thesis-
12. Choice, White Supremacy, Coleman: Philosophy of Economics, Race, and the Law-
V. Response-
13. Second Thoughts and Other First Impressions-
Index.

ISBN: 0198265832 (hbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Law--Philosophy.

Dewey Class. No.: 340.1 BIX