Introduction to the Philosophy of Law

“Among books of similar scope, this is the recognized classic.  Those who read this book will have the strange privilege of thinking things together in the law from the beginning of world history to the moment Pound sent his writings to the printer.”—American Bar Association JournalAn Introduction to the Philosophy of Law gives the reader a pragmatic glimpse of the history of legal philosophy—from early Greek and Roman codification to the juridicial analysts of the nineteenth century—and shows how this history relates to modern legal concepts.