Project Gutenberg 2010-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 138 Pound, Roscoe 1870 1964 Pound, Nathan Roscoe An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law" by Roscoe Pound is a scholarly work on legal philosophy derived from a series of lectures delivered at Yale Law School in the early 20th century. This publication examines the intricate relationship between law and philosophy, focusing on how philosophical ideas can effectively articulate and address critical legal issues and the evolution of law in response to societal changes. It was crafted in a time when legal scholarship was increasingly seeking to reconcile rigid legal structures with the complex realities of human society. The opening of the text outlines the long history of philosophical inquiry into law, tracing its roots from ancient Greek thought through the medieval period to modern times. Pound discusses the historical context in which legal philosophy has developed, emphasizing the dynamic interplay between philosophical ideologies and practical legal systems. He highlights significant milestones, including the transitions from strict law and natural law theories to contemporary interpretations that strive to strike a balance between individual freedom and social order. This initial exploration sets the stage for further discussion on the key functions and ends of law within an evolving framework of human needs and societal contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Law -- Philosophy K Text Philosophy Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 459268 459277 2024-09-13T13:17:21.850591 2023-09-14T07:22:26.116123 text/html text/html 443866 2021-01-06T13:36:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 135781 2021-01-06T13:36:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 202301 2024-09-13T13:17:31.701503 application/epub+zip 205492 2024-09-13T13:17:24.517549 application/epub+zip 205492 2024-09-13T13:17:22.991545 application/epub+zip 442607 2024-09-13T13:17:36.309515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385871 2024-09-13T13:17:29.920555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385913 2022-09-14T16:41:12.973794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366193 366029 2024-09-13T13:17:20.643569 2023-09-14T07:22:24.985105 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 365852 2021-01-06T13:36:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 124655 2021-01-06T13:36:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 366109 2021-01-06T13:36:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124546 2021-01-06T13:36:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20222 2024-09-13T13:17:36.445482 application/rdf+xml 16647 2024-09-13T13:17:23.410548 image/jpeg 3760 2024-09-13T13:17:23.200542 image/jpeg 191055 2024-09-13T13:17:21.882600 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia