Abstract
General conceptual accounts of the nature and role of contract law in modern society flourish.1 Such theoretical work, filled with insights and ideas, deepens understanding of the law of promises and agreements and stimulates reflection and the creation of new hypotheses. In celebrating the relevance and importance of such work, this book surveys, analyzes, critiques, and synthesizes the rich array of modern theories of contract law.
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See generally Robert A. Hillman, The Crisis in Modern Contract Theory, 67 Tex. L. Rev. 103 (1988). See also Jay M. Feinman, The Significance of Contract Theory, 58 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1283 (1990).
Patrick Atiyah, Contracts, Promises and the Law of Obligations, 94 L.Q. Rev. 193, 199 (1978), reprinted in A Contracts Anthology at 45 (P. Linzer ed., 1989).
Feinman, Jay M. Feinman, The Significance of Contract Theory, 58 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1283 (1990), at 1284.
See Steven D. Smith, The Pursuit of Pragmatism, 100 Yale L.J. 409, 430, 433 (1990). See also Chapter 8.
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Hillman, R.A. (1997). Introduction. In: The Richness of Contract Law. Law and Philosophy Library, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5680-6_1
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