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CONTENTS List of illustrations xvii Manuscript sources xix Abbreviated works xxi 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. 'F. P.' 2 i. Formative years 2 ii. The talkative profession 30 iii. Candour and character 37 iv. University law 41 v. After Oxford 64 vi. Concluding reflections 79 3. WHY ENGLISH JURISPRUDENCE IS ANALYTICAL 85 i. Cul-de-sac 91 ii. Rechtswissenschaft, English-style 97 a. The utility of analysis 106 b. The centrality of comparison 110 c. The reliance on science 116 iii. The path of modern jurisprudence 126 iv. Conclusion 137 4. THE SANCTIFICATION OF THE COMMON LAW 139 i. Authority and reason 142 ii. The qualities of the common law 147 iii. Reason, common sense, and principle 156 iv. The lady's servants 167 v. Legislation 169 vi. Politics 174 vii. Conclusion 180 5. JURISTS' LAW 184 i. Contract 189 a. Conceptualizing contract 191 b. Offer, acceptance, and consideration 201 c. Mutual promises 208 d. Good faith 215 ii. Torts 224 a. The natural law backdrop 227 b. The forms of action 232 c. A law of torts 235 1. Compartmentalization 236 2. A family of principles 248 3. At the head of the family 262 d. Torts of intention 270 iii. Conclusion 279 6. EDITORSHIPS 284 i. Money 289 ii. The Law Reports 294 iii. The Law Quarterly Review 309 iv. Concluding observations 322 7. EPILOGUE 324 Index 329
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Pollock, Frederick, Sir, 1845-1937.
Lawyers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jurisprudence -- England -- History.