This chapter introduces you to seven different schools of jurisprudence, each with distinct elements. Yet, the various schools also share a number of similarities that often blur the lines separating...

This chapter introduces you to seven different schools of jurisprudence, each with distinct elements. Yet, the various schools also share a number of similarities that often blur the lines separating one from the other. Using the Internet, research at least two of the schools of jurisprudence discussed here to go beyond the information provided in this chapter. Then apply the critical thinking skills highlighted in Chapter 1 to compare the two schools you researched. How are they similar? How are they different? For example, if you wanted to compare the critical legal studies school to the feminist school, you could begin by visiting this page on critical legal theory: www.law.cornell.edu/topics/critical_theory .html. Then visit a site exploring the feminist school; one such site can be found at www.law.cornell.edu/ topics/feminist_jurisprudence.html. The following sites may also be of use in better understanding theories of jurisprudence.