《THE PHILOSOPHY OF LAW:AN INTRODUCTION》

Introduction1

1. Philosophy and the Concept of Law5

What Is the Philosophy of Law?5

Law and Conceptual Analysis11

Perspectives on the Concept of Law17

Critics of Positivism； The Citizen and the Lawmaker28

Naturalism and Positivism38

Practices, Open and Closed46

Toward a Theory of Decision-Making51

2. Judicial Decisions53

Positivism and Decision-Making53

Natural Rights and Legal Realism:Two Theories of Decision59

Skeptical Doubts about Theories of Decision-Making75

Legal Reasoning as Moral Reasoning81

Utilitarianism: Criticisms and Corrections91

Utilitarianism and Judicial Decisions107

The Uses of a Theory of Decision118

3. Morality and Legislation121

The “Enforcement of Morals”121

The Complex Relation of Morality and Law127

Lord Devlin,Mr.Mill,and Their Critics136

Mill’s Legacy and the Wolfenden Report137

Devlin’s Arguments142

Repairing Devlin’s Theory145

Theories of Liberty and Equal Respect154

Paternalism163

Conclusions and Open Questions174

4. Responsibility and Punishment177

Voluntariness and Choice177

Determinism183

Skepticism and Other Minds196

Moral and Legal Responsibility202

The Justification of Punishment216

Insanity and the Elimination of Responsibility221

Intention,Motive,and the Moral Criminal226

Conclusions230

Index233