{"product_id":"the-theory-of-rules-karl-n-llewellyn-9780226487953","title":"The Theory of Rules","description":"\u003cp\u003eKarl N. Llewellyn was one of the founders and major figures of legal realism, and his many keen insights have a central place in American law and legal understanding. Key to Llewellyn's thinking was his conception of rules, put forward in his numerous writings and most famously in his often mischaracterized declaration that they are \"pretty playthings.\" Previously unpublished, \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Rules \u003c\/i\u003eis the most cogent presentation of his profound and insightful thinking about the life of rules. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book frames the development of Llewellyn's thinking and describes the difference between what rules literally prescribe and what is actually done, with the gap explained by a complex array of practices, conventions, professional skills, and idiosyncrasies, most of which are devoted to achieving a law's larger purpose rather than merely following the letter of a particular rule. Edited, annotated, and with an extensive analytic introduction by leading contemporary legal scholar Frederick Schauer, this rediscovered work contains material not found elsewhere in Llewellyn's writings and will prove a valuable contribution to the existing literature on legal realism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl N. Llewellyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226487954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226487953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Karl N. Llewellyn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086413705471,"sku":"9780226487953","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8127aab0-b38d-4b2c-a535-01e8a6314c91.jpg?v=1769094531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theory-of-rules-karl-n-llewellyn-9780226487953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}