01331nam a2200277 a 4500 EDZ0000107371 StDuBDS 20150804193923.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 121112s2012 nyu fo| 001 0 eng|d 9780199950478 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS K237 .C53 2012 340.1 23 Claus, Laurence. Law's evolution and human understanding [electronic resource] / Laurence Claus. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (258 p.) 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. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Law Philosophy. Print version 9780199735099 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199735099.001.0001 36737 36737