INTRODUCTORY READING

I. Philosophy of Law

A. Definition of Legal Philosophy

B. Categories of Legal Philosophy

1. Analytic Jurisprudence

2. Normative Jurisprudence

3. Critical Theories of Law

II. Analytic Jurisprudence

A. Natural Law Theory

1. Overlap Thesis

2. Blackstone's view on Natural Law Theory

3. Finnis' view on Natural Law Theory

4. Fuller's view on Natural Law Theory

B. Legal Positivism

1. The Conventionality Thesis

2. The Social Fact Thesis

a. Primary Rules

b. Secondary Rules

b.1 The Rule of Recognition

b.2 The Rule of Change

b.3 The Rule of Adjucation

3. The Separability Thesis

a. Inclusive Positivism

b. Exclusive Positivism
 C. Ronald Dworkin's Third Theory

III. Normative Jurisprudence

A. Freedom and the Limits of Legitimate Law

1. Legal Moralism

2. Legal Paternalism

3. The Offense Principle

B. The Obligation to Obey Law

1. Arguments from Gratitude

2. Arguments from Fair Play

3. Arguments from Implied Consent

4. Arguments from General Utility

C. The Justification of Punishment

1. Retributive

2. Deterrence

3. Preventive

4. Rehabilitative

5. Restitutionary

IV. Critical Theories of Law

A. Legal Realism

B. Critical Legal Studies

C. Law and Economics

D. Outsider Jurisprudence