Law as a Leap of Faith
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Law as a Leap of Faith is a collection of essays by legal philosopher John Gardner that explores the nature of law, legal obligation, and their relationship to morality.
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Target entity: Law as a Leap of Faith Context triple: [John Gardner (philosopher), notableWork, Law as a Leap of Faith]
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The Essentials from the Science of Legal Theory
The Essentials from the Science of Legal Theory is an English rendering of al-Ghazali’s seminal work in Islamic legal theory, presenting the foundational principles and methods of deriving Islamic law.
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Law in the Service of Human Needs
Law in the Service of Human Needs is the guiding motto of CUNY School of Law, emphasizing a mission of using legal education and practice to advance social justice and serve marginalized communities.
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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law is a foundational legal-philosophical text by Roscoe Pound that systematically explores the nature, purposes, and methods of law within society.
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The Paradoxes of Legal Science
The Paradoxes of Legal Science is a 1928 jurisprudential treatise by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores the philosophical tensions and logical contradictions within legal reasoning and doctrine.
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E.
Ideals, Beliefs, Attitudes, and the Law
Ideals, Beliefs, Attitudes, and the Law is a seminal work of legal scholarship by Guido Calabresi that explores how moral values and social attitudes shape and are shaped by legal rules and institutions.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law as a Leap of Faith Target entity description: Law as a Leap of Faith is a collection of essays by legal philosopher John Gardner that explores the nature of law, legal obligation, and their relationship to morality.
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A.
The Essentials from the Science of Legal Theory
The Essentials from the Science of Legal Theory is an English rendering of al-Ghazali’s seminal work in Islamic legal theory, presenting the foundational principles and methods of deriving Islamic law.
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B.
Law in the Service of Human Needs
Law in the Service of Human Needs is the guiding motto of CUNY School of Law, emphasizing a mission of using legal education and practice to advance social justice and serve marginalized communities.
-
C.
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law is a foundational legal-philosophical text by Roscoe Pound that systematically explores the nature, purposes, and methods of law within society.
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D.
The Paradoxes of Legal Science
The Paradoxes of Legal Science is a 1928 jurisprudential treatise by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores the philosophical tensions and logical contradictions within legal reasoning and doctrine.
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E.
Ideals, Beliefs, Attitudes, and the Law
Ideals, Beliefs, Attitudes, and the Law is a seminal work of legal scholarship by Guido Calabresi that explores how moral values and social attitudes shape and are shaped by legal rules and institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
law
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philosophy ⓘ |
| author | John Gardner ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
concept of legal authority
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moral reasons to obey the law ⓘ relationship between legal and moral reasons ⓘ role of judges in applying law ⓘ |
| field |
analytic legal philosophy
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jurisprudence ⓘ |
| genre |
legal philosophy
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philosophy of law ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| hasPart |
individual essays on authority of law
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individual essays on law and morality ⓘ individual essays on legal obligation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary analytic philosophy of law ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
law students
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legal philosophers ⓘ legal theorists ⓘ philosophers of law ⓘ |
| isAbout |
normative questions about obedience to law
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theoretical foundations of legal systems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
grounds of legal obligation
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interaction between law and morality ⓘ moral foundations of law ⓘ nature of law ⓘ |
| notableContributor | John Gardner ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Anglo-American legal philosophy ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork | works in contemporary jurisprudence ⓘ |
| subject |
authority of law
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law ⓘ legal interpretation ⓘ legal obligation ⓘ legal reasoning ⓘ morality ⓘ normativity of law ⓘ obligation to obey the law ⓘ philosophy of adjudication ⓘ relationship between law and morality ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | scholarly monograph ⓘ |
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