Law's evolution and human understanding [electronic resource] / Laurence Claus. Claus, Laurence. Law Philosophy. K237 .C53 2012 340.1 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Why do people consult the law? Why do we consult lawyers? This book articulates a fresh conception of law that builds on Oliver Wendell Holmes' celebrated insights concerning law's predictive potential. It considers important implications of this new understanding for how we individually make moral choices, how we read law, and some of the many other ways that law affects our lives. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (258 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199735099.001.0001 eng