caa a22 4500 388050969 CHVBK 20180307125053.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199806 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S1352325200000975 doi S1352325200000975 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S1352325200000975 Halpin Andrew Southampton University Concepts, Terms, and Fields of Enquiry [Elektronische Daten] [Andrew Halpin] This article considers the role of conceptual analysis in jurisprudence. In responding to the earlier article of Brian Bix, Conceptual Questions and Jurisprudence, 1 Legal Theory 465 (1995), it is agreed that the purpose of the theorist must be identified in order to evaluate the merits of the practice of conceptual analysis, but the approach taken here differs from that proposed by Bix. In particular, it is suggested that Bix is wrong to limit stipulation within conceptual analysis to a default option, and Bix's suggestion that jurisprudential analysis lacks an empirical basis is challenged. The approach developed in this article relies on a clarification of the relationships among terms, concepts, and fields of enquiry. It explores the different relationships that can exist between concepts. Seven general principles of the practice of conceptual analysis are expounded, and the proper scope of an evaluative element within conceptual analysis is considered. A final section briefly examines some of the wider implications of the approach to conceptual analysis proposed in the article. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998 Legal Theory Cambridge University Press 4/2(1998-06), 187-205 1352-3252 4:2<187 1998 4 LEG https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352325200000975 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352325200000975 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Halpin Andrew Southampton University NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Legal Theory Cambridge University Press 4/2(1998-06), 187-205 1352-3252 4:2<187 1998 4 LEG CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge