Part Ⅰ Law and Metaphysics? 1
1 Just Words? 5
2 Ontological Dynasties 22
Part Ⅱ （How） Is Law for Real? 39
3 Does “the Law” Exist? 41
4 The Jurisprudence of Modernity 65
Part Ⅲ The Metaphysics of Legal Meaning 97
5 How Does Law Mean? 101
6 Author（s） Wanted 126
Part Ⅳ Mind the Gap 155
7 Law in a Quandary 157
Epilogue: Confusion and Confession 176
Notes 181
Index 203