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Mather's book advocates a somewhat unusual position in the contemporary discussion of contract law....He claims that a fundamental purpose of contract law is to teach and enforce certain basic moral principles....He is attempting to reinvigorate a sorely needed discussion of the role of contract law in supporting society's moral commitments....Mather has made a significant contribution to the study of contract law....The book is very well organized and written in an exceptionally clear manner. -M. Cathleen Kaveny Associate Professor Notre Dame Law School The author's contribution to the understanding of modern contract law...is very important....The theory he develops...is a very impressive, highly original, and carefully worked out effort to ground legal doctrine on higher principles....His use of current ideas is refreshingly honest....The author's writing style is beautifully clear. -James Russell Gordley Shannan Cecil Turner Professor of Jurisprudence University of California at Berkeley

Mather's book advocates a somewhat unusual position in the contemporary discussion of contract law....He claims that a fundamental purpose of contract law is to teach and enforce certain basic moral principles....He is attempting to reinvigorate a sorely needed discussion of the role of contract law in supporting society's moral commitments....Mather has made a significant contribution to the study of contract law....The book is very well organized and written in an exceptionally clear manner. -M. Cathleen Kaveny Associate Professor Notre Dame Law School

"""Mather's book advocates a somewhat unusual position in the contemporary discussion of contract law....He claims that a fundamental purpose of contract law is to teach and enforce certain basic moral principles....He is attempting to reinvigorate a sorely needed discussion of the role of contract law in supporting society's moral commitments....Mather has made a significant contribution to the study of contract law....The book is very well organized and written in an exceptionally clear manner.""-M. Cathleen Kaveny Associate Professor Notre Dame Law School ""The author's contribution to the understanding of modern contract law...is very important....The theory he develops...is a very impressive, highly original, and carefully worked out effort to ground legal doctrine on higher principles....His use of current ideas is refreshingly honest....The author's writing style is beautifully clear.""-James Russell Gordley Shannan Cecil Turner Professor of Jurisprudence University of California at Berkeley"

The author's contribution to the understanding of modern contract law...is very important....The theory he develops...is a very impressive, highly original, and carefully worked out effort to ground legal doctrine on higher principles....His use of current ideas is refreshingly honest....The author's writing style is beautifully clear. -James Russell Gordley Shannan Cecil Turner Professor of Jurisprudence University of California at Berkeley Mather's book advocates a somewhat unusual position in the contemporary discussion of contract law....He claims that a fundamental purpose of contract law is to teach and enforce certain basic moral principles....He is attempting to reinvigorate a sorely needed discussion of the role of contract law in supporting society's moral commitments....Mather has made a significant contribution to the study of contract law....The book is very well organized and written in an exceptionally clear manner. -M. Cathleen Kaveny Associate Professor Notre Dame Law School

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HENRY MATHER is Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law./e He is the author of numerous articles on legal issues. His current projects include a series of articles dealing with various aspects of natural law jurisprudence.

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