David Ingram is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, USA. He is the author (with Jennifer Parks) of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Ethics.

• 1. What is Law?; 2. Law and Morality; 3. Constitutional Law; 4. Crime and Punishment; 5. Blind Justice: Race, Gender, Sex and the Limits of Legal Coercian; 6. Private Law and the Limits of Logic and Economics; 7. Conclusion: The Rule of Law as Ideology.

"This is an essential text for philosophy students, pre-law students, and for students in their first year of law school. In its seven chapters, this volume offers thoughtful reflections on such topics as the concept of law, law and morality, constitutional law, crime and punishment, blind justice and the debate between equal protection under the law and freedom of speech, private law and the limits of economic rationality, and concludes challenges...The author has produced a much-needed resource that by its nature is complex and unwieldy. Clearly written, concise, and comprehensive, the author's approach is a case-oriented and problem-solving one that greatly benefits the student who is charged with exploring the nuances in the competing points of view."

David Ingram is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, USA. He is the author (with Jennifer Parks) of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Ethics.

• 1. What is Law?; 2. Law and Morality; 3. Constitutional Law; 4. Crime and Punishment; 5. Blind Justice: Race, Gender, Sex and the Limits of Legal Coercian; 6. Private Law and the Limits of Logic and Economics; 7. Conclusion: The Rule of Law as Ideology.

"This is an essential text for philosophy students, pre-law students, and for students in their first year of law school. In its seven chapters, this volume offers thoughtful reflections on such topics as the concept of law, law and morality, constitutional law, crime and punishment, blind justice and the debate between equal protection under the law and freedom of speech, private law and the limits of economic rationality, and concludes challenges...The author has produced a much-needed resource that by its nature is complex and unwieldy. Clearly written, concise, and comprehensive, the author's approach is a case-oriented and problem-solving one that greatly benefits the student who is charged with exploring the nuances in the competing points of view."

David Ingram is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago, USA. He is the author (with Jennifer Parks) of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Ethics.

• 1. What is Law?; 2. Law and Morality; 3. Constitutional Law; 4. Crime and Punishment; 5. Blind Justice: Race, Gender, Sex and the Limits of Legal Coercian; 6. Private Law and the Limits of Logic and Economics; 7. Conclusion: The Rule of Law as Ideology.

"This is an essential text for philosophy students, pre-law students, and for students in their first year of law school. In its seven chapters, this volume offers thoughtful reflections on such topics as the concept of law, law and morality, constitutional law, crime and punishment, blind justice and the debate between equal protection under the law and freedom of speech, private law and the limits of economic rationality, and concludes challenges...The author has produced a much-needed resource that by its nature is complex and unwieldy. Clearly written, concise, and comprehensive, the author's approach is a case-oriented and problem-solving one that greatly benefits the student who is charged with exploring the nuances in the competing points of view."