Notes on the Methodology Debate in Contemporary Jurisprudence: Why Sociologists Might Be Interested

Patterson, Dennis

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Notes on the Methodology Debate in Contemporary Jurisprudence: Why Sociologists Might Be Interested

Law and Sociology, Vol. 8, pp. 254-258, May 9, 2006

5 Pages Posted: 16 Nov 2005 Last revised: 31 Mar 2017

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Dennis Patterson

Rutgers University School of Law, Camden; University of Surrey - School of Law

Date Written: 2006

Abstract

The current Methodology Debate in jurisprudence centers around the question whether conceptual analysis is still a viable methodology for legal theory. This article considers the impact of Quine's critique of the analytic/synthetic distinction for both the Methodology Debate in legal philosophy and the implications of the debate for sociologists of law. (this is an uncorrected page proof)

Keywords: jurisprudence, legal philosophy, legal theory, philosophy, sociology

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Patterson, Dennis, Notes on the Methodology Debate in Contemporary Jurisprudence: Why Sociologists Might Be Interested (2006). Law and Sociology, Vol. 8, pp. 254-258, May 9, 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=848984