Reprint of the first and only edition. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Modern Legal Philosophy Series. xli, 591 pp. Here the noted German philosopher disputes the historical and natural schools of jurisprudence and advocates a philosophical approach to law. In addition to Stammler's text, the volume includes the translator's introduction which outlines the basis of Stammler's theory, an appendix which contains an essay on Stammler's critical system by Francois Geny and "Stammler and his Critics" by John C.H. Wu.