This collection investigates the extent to which the naturalistic turn in contemporary philosophy can provide a robust framework for understanding American Legal Realism. Brian Leiter, a prominent scholar in the field, utilizes his expertise in both analytic philosophy and legal theory to argue that legal realism is best understood as a naturalistic enterprise. By integrating empirical methods and scientific inquiry into the study of law, the author challenges traditional, non-naturalistic approaches to jurisprudence and defends his interpretive claims against contemporary academic critics.

Experts in the field recognize this volume as a primary resource for understanding the modern synthesis of legal realism and naturalistic philosophy. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for advanced students and scholars of jurisprudence.