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Law in Free Internet Encyclopedias of Philosophy (SEP & IEP)

The project to create the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "a scholarly dynamic reference work", began in 1995 under the leadership of Edward N. Zalta.  Today, it is a rich resource with articles written by experts in the field on a variety of legal topics.  You can find articles by looking through the A-Z alphabetical listing, browsing the Table of Contents, or by doing basic and advanced keyword searches.  Examples of articles in the SEP include:

• Austin, John
• Constitutionalism
• Economic Analysis of Law
• Feminist Philosophy of Law
• Interpretivist Theories of Law
• Legal Obligation and Authority (Leslie Green)
• Legal Punishment
• Nature of Law (Andrei Marmor)
• Naturalism in Legal Philosophy (Brian Leiter)
• Pure Theory of Law (Andrei Marmor)
• Rawls, John
• Theories of Tort Law

New IM Reference Service Available

D'Angelo Law Library users can now ask reference questions via instant message! Librarians will be available via the Ask a Law Librarian IM service during regular reference desk hours:

• Monday-Thursday - 9:00am-6:00pm
• Friday - 9:00am-5:00pm
• Saturday & Sunday - noon-4:00pm

As before, you can also submit a reference question via email or schedule a research consultation with a librarian.

UPDATE: We are now able to receive and answer reference questions via text message!  Text your question to 773-236-1393. Normal message rates apply. This service is monitored during our regular business hours. This number is set up only to receive text messages. Please do not call this number.