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This course
in jurisprudence will apply the concepts and techniques of philosophical
analysis to an examination of the nature of law and issues surrounding
legal reasoning, and the relationship between law, morals and theories
of justice. The course will examine some of the most important theories
of analytical jurisprudence, and trace their historical development.
Issues in
legal reasoning raised by the doctrine of precedent, the relationship
between law and logic, and legal fact finding and probability theory will
be examined. The course will consider the debate about the separation
between law and morals, and arguments for and against natural law. The
course seeks not only to introduce students to modern legal philosophy,
but to demonstrate how that study gives insights into the nature and function
of law important to the practice of law.
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