Wesley Hohfeld a Century Later: Edited Work, Select Personal Papers, and Original Commentaries
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Publication Date
7-2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108131742
Description
Wesley Hohfeld is known the world over as the legal theorist who famously developed a taxonomy of legal concepts. His contributions to legal thinking have stood the test of time, remaining relevant nearly a century after they were first published. Yet, little systematic attention has been devoted to exploring the full significance of his work. Beginning with a lucid, annotated version of Hohfeld's most important article, this volume is the first to offer a comprehensive look at the scope, significance, reach, intricacies, and shortcomings of Hohfeld's work. Featuring insights from leading legal thinkers, the book also contains many of Hohfeld's previously unseen personal papers, shedding new light on the complex motivations behind Hohfeld's projects. Together, these selected papers and original essays reveal a portrait of a multifaceted and ambitious intellectual who did not live long enough to see the impact of his ideas on the study of law.
Disciplines
Law | Law and Philosophy | Legal Biography | Legal History
ISBN
9781107192881
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
City
New York, NY
Recommended Citation
Balganesh, Shyamkrishna; Sichelman, Ted M.; and Smith, Henry E., "Wesley Hohfeld a Century Later: Edited Work, Select Personal Papers, and Original Commentaries" (2022). Faculty Books. 344.
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/books/344
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Also available as an eBook through the Columbia University Libraries.