Introduction:The argument ofthis book 1
Chapter1 Personal and social influences on Austin and his work 7
The dynasty at Norwich 7
The neighbours at Queen Square 10
The circle around the Square 13
Austin at Bonn 17
The University ofLondon 20
The last years in London 24
The later years in Germany and France 27
Closing scenes at Weybridge 30
Chapter2 Literary influences on Austin and his work 34
Early literary influences 34
Jeremy Bentham 38
James Mill 48
John Stuart Mill 55
The influence ofGerman writings 60
Chapter3 Austin’s jurisprudence 64
The province of jurisprudence determined: jurispru-dence and moral sciences 64
The province of jurisprudence determined： the analysis of laws generally 72
The province of jurisprudence determined: the analysis ofpositive law 79
Austin’s ‘main course’ lectures: legal positions ofpersons 91
Austin’s ‘main course’ lectures: sources oflaw 97
Austin’s ‘main course’ lectures: the map ofa legal system 107
Austin on the uses of the study of jurisprudence 118
Chapter4 Austin: conservative or reformer？ 122
Austin’s political writings 122
Austin’s motivations 128
The practical consequences of Austin’s work 133
The enduring theoretical value of Austin’s work 141
Chapter5 The scholarly reception ofAustin: development of myth 148
Analysis versus history 148
The Austinian tradition: England and Australasia 151
The Austinian tradition: America 160
Austinian myth 170
Chapter6 A defence ofAustin’s philosophy against Hart 178
A modern empirical theory of law 178
Austin and Hart 188
Appendix Ⅰ Recent commentaries on Austin 206
Appendix Ⅱ Bibliography ofworks cited 211
Reference notes 218
Index 233