This highly popular book provides an introductory guide to the major theories and arguments which currently dominate discussion in jurisprudence. The object is to put the student as quickly as possible into a position where he or she can read the original writers with a real understanding of how the theories relate to each other, and how these theories cluster around certain fundamental issues. This new edition has been completely revised, updated and expanded to provide additional coherence to the themes examined and introduce sections on currently topical issues. Some important refinements have been added to the analytical jurisprudence of rights. * A popular introductory work on jurisprudence by one the country's leading legal theorists * Noted for its extremely clear approach * Updated to include topical issues