{"product_id":"legality-9780674725782","title":"Legality","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is law? This question has preoccupied philosophers from Plato to Thomas Hobbes to H. L. A. Hart. Yet many others find it perplexing. How could we possibly know how to answer such an abstract question? And what would be the point of doing so? In \u003ci\u003eLegality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eScott Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e argues that the question is not only meaningful but vitally important. In fact, many of the most pressing puzzles that lawyers confront--including who has legal authority over us and how we should interpret constitutions, statutes, and cases--will remain elusive until this grand philosophical question is resolved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShapiro draws on recent work in the philosophy of action to develop an original and compelling answer to this age-old question. Breaking with a long tradition in jurisprudence, he argues that the law cannot be understood simply in terms of rules. Legal systems are best understood as highly complex and sophisticated tools for creating and applying \u003ci\u003eplans\u003c\/i\u003e. Shifting the focus of jurisprudence in this way--from rules to plans--not only resolves many of the most vexing puzzles about the nature of law but has profound implications for legal practice as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in clear, jargon-free language, and presupposing no legal or philosophical background, \u003ci\u003eLegality\u003c\/i\u003e is both a groundbreaking new theory of law and an excellent introduction to and defense of classical jurisprudence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2771846\"\u003eScott J. Shapiro\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 5.94w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674725782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674725786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAW\"\u003eLaw\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAW000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI019000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47361901199597,"sku":"9780674725782","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_2a542ad5-d4c4-4529-a924-48f8694dd8f4.jpg?v=1731720535","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/legality-9780674725782","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}