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The Philosophy of Law for a Naturalist: An Introduction to Artificial Law Theory

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
The aim of this essay is to provide an outline for a naturalistic approach to jurisprudence. It be-gins by arguing for certain re-orientations away from certain questions currently preoccupy legal philosophers but should not. The question of the nature of law is, as currently understood, a misguided question.
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Philosophy of Law and the Theory of Speech Acts*

Ratio Juris, 1988
Abstract. The object of this paper is to throw light on the reciprocal exchanges between legal philosophy and the theory of speech acts (as developed by Austin and Searle). The first part concerns the contributions to legal philosophy made by the theory of speech acts with a view to developing new perspectives.
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Comments on Coherence Theory in the Philosophy of Law

SSRN Electronic Journal, 1994
Coherentism, in philosophy generally, is of either an epistemological or a metaphysical type. The epistemological type responds to worries about foundationalism that have no serious counterpart within the philosophy of law. The metaphysical type is implausible generally, but has been put to use within the philosophy of law - by Ronald Dworkin in ...
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