Download or read book Law's Evolution and Human Understanding written by Laurence Claus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do people consult the law? Why do we consult lawyers? Law's Evolution and Human Understanding articulates a fresh conception of law that builds on Oliver Wendell Holmes' celebrated insights concerning law's predictive potential. The book considers important implications of this new understanding for how we individually make moral choices, how we read law, and some of the many other ways that law affects our lives.