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Name: A Unified Theory of a Law
ID: col10670
Language: English (en)
Summary: The boundaries that define a law have been discovered, explored and mapped. A Unified Theory of a Law is the map. Take it with you on your journey through the legal world.
Collection Subtype: Course
Subject: Social Sciences
Keywords: Hohfeld, John Bosco, jurisprudence, law, Legal Literacy, Unified Theory of a Law
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0

Authors: John Bosco (bbmbosco@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: John Bosco (bbmbosco@gmail.com)
Maintainers: John Bosco (bbmbosco@gmail.com)

Latest version: 1.106 (history)
First publication date: Mar 5, 2009 11:31 am US/Central
Last revision to collection: Mar 25, 2011 8:55 am GMT-5

Version History

Version: 1.106 Mar 25, 2011 8:55 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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checked out in error

Version: 1.105 Mar 23, 2011 4:39 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Eliminated a Module Old Opening Statement

Version: 1.104 Mar 19, 2011 9:07 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Reordered Modules

Version: 1.103 Mar 18, 2011 5:31 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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removed three coins module after placing its content in three permutations.

Version: 1.102 Mar 15, 2011 1:22 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Changed metadata

Version: 1.101 Mar 13, 2011 1:39 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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added glossary

Version: 1.100 Mar 13, 2011 7:46 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Changed of to that define

Version: 1.99 Mar 13, 2011 7:43 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Shortened title and changed the summary

Version: 1.98 Mar 5, 2011 10:58 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Rearranged Order of Modules. Need to combine two modules on Evidence

Version: 1.97 Feb 20, 2011 2:51 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Transferred module illegal vs legal into regulation vs deregulation

Version: 1.96 Feb 20, 2011 11:59 am US/Central by John Bosco
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removed co-existence module. Transferred point to formation of opinion

Version: 1.95 Feb 20, 2011 11:21 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Rearranged order of the modules moving the three core permutations table up

Version: 1.94 Feb 19, 2011 9:35 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Switched order of two modules 

Version: 1.93 Feb 19, 2011 7:56 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Transferred content from marriage module to externalization module so removed marriage module from collection

Version: 1.92 Feb 15, 2011 6:57 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added the Adversarial System

Version: 1.91 Feb 12, 2011 12:21 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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added the still developing Thanatology module

Version: 1.90 Feb 9, 2011 1:48 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added Four Core Permutations of a Law Module

Version: 1.89 Feb 7, 2011 7:08 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added Legal vs Illegal

Version: 1.88 Feb 5, 2011 6:06 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Removed Distinguishing a Command from a Permission module because its content was transferred to Coexistence.

Version: 1.87 Feb 5, 2011 7:39 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Added nitty gritty module

Version: 1.86 Feb 2, 2011 9:43 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Added module coexistence

Version: 1.85 Feb 2, 2011 7:35 am US/Central by John Bosco
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no changes. Hit button in error. Wanted to edit a module.

Version: 1.84 Feb 1, 2011 11:59 am US/Central by John Bosco
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NO CHANGES. hIT WRONG BUTTON

Version: 1.83 Jan 31, 2011 10:27 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Added push and pull module

Version: 1.82 Jan 30, 2011 3:28 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Moved up the Marriage Module. Note this collection is in process of being revamped to accommodate 4 permutations instead of 3 and the concept of push

Version: 1.81 Jan 27, 2011 10:55 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Added module called the Periodic Table of the Elements of a Law. It is a cals table

Version: 1.80 Jan 27, 2011 8:18 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Added module The Law of Evidence

Version: 1.79 Jan 23, 2011 7:15 am US/Central by John Bosco
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removed what is a theory of a law as redudnant. It may go back into an appendix

Version: 1.78 Jan 16, 2011 11:36 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Changed title to indicate that A Unified Theory of a Law is a toolkit for the legal thinker

Version: 1.77 Jan 8, 2011 3:18 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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added module about exploiting technology

Version: 1.76 Jan 8, 2011 2:41 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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added module distinguishing a command and a permission

Version: 1.75 Jan 8, 2011 1:58 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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edited title

Version: 1.74 Jan 8, 2011 10:36 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Eliminated appendix from title of a module because CNX titles them chapters when printing

Version: 1.73 Jan 8, 2011 9:52 am US/Central by John Bosco
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added power

Version: 1.72 Jan 2, 2011 2:19 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added module What is a theory of a law

Version: 1.71 Dec 26, 2010 5:33 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added Closing Statement

Version: 1.70 Dec 26, 2010 5:19 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added Evaluation module

Version: 1.69 Dec 26, 2010 5:11 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added module expression

Version: 1.68 Dec 26, 2010 5:05 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added Extrapolation module

Version: 1.67 Dec 26, 2010 11:48 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Added module the marriage of an opinion and a vehicle

Version: 1.66 Dec 26, 2010 11:21 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Added Appendix A

Version: 1.65 Dec 25, 2010 11:49 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Added module regulation and deregulation

Version: 1.64 Dec 25, 2010 11:37 am US/Central by John Bosco
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removed legal literacy project module as duplicative

Version: 1.63 Dec 25, 2010 11:11 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Revised the Summary

Version: 1.62 Dec 20, 2010 6:13 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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added the chapter negativeness

Version: 1.61 Dec 20, 2010 11:54 am US/Central by John Bosco
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edited summary

Version: 1.60 Dec 20, 2010 10:32 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Checked out in error

Version: 1.59 Dec 20, 2010 10:13 am US/Central by John Bosco
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removed bovine analogy

Version: 1.58 Dec 20, 2010 10:08 am US/Central by John Bosco
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Amended Summary

Version: 1.57 Dec 19, 2010 1:23 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Eliminated modules that will be readded in the rebuilding process

Version: 1.56 Dec 2, 2010 8:50 am US/Central by John Bosco
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error wanted to edit module not collection

Version: 1.55 Nov 25, 2010 12:50 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Taking into account simplified periodic table

Version: 1.54 Nov 7, 2010 4:23 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Improved

Version: 1.53 Nov 7, 2010 2:00 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Improvement

Version: 1.52 Nov 7, 2010 12:27 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Update to reflect improvements in understanding

Version: 1.51 Nov 7, 2010 12:04 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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updating

Version: 1.50 Oct 14, 2010 5:01 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added a note to reflect that A Unified Theory of a Law is undergoing renovation to accord with the simplified Periodic Table of the Elements of a Law

Version: 1.49 Oct 14, 2010 8:49 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Started to edit A Unified Theory of a Law to conform it to the simpler Periodic Table of the Elements of a Law

Version: 1.48 Jan 17, 2010 9:05 am US/Central by John Bosco
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edited summary

Version: 1.47 Jan 10, 2010 12:31 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Improved the Summary

Version: 1.46 Aug 3, 2009 10:08 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Updated summary

Version: 1.45 Jul 29, 2009 5:44 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Put module called Who Decides after module called Instrusion

Version: 1.44 Jul 28, 2009 8:08 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Moved Formation up in the order by 1 module

Version: 1.43 Jul 25, 2009 9:38 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added module, at the end, a review to the beginning

Version: 1.42 Jul 17, 2009 10:09 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added an Evolution in Legal Ideology

Version: 1.41 Jun 23, 2009 7:19 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added chapter about Objectionableness

Version: 1.40 Jun 22, 2009 8:21 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added Questions that a Unified Theory of a Law can answer

Version: 1.39 Jun 14, 2009 8:35 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Moved the Big Pictures to right before the Conclusion

Version: 1.38 May 27, 2009 8:18 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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edited the description

Version: 1.37 May 24, 2009 7:04 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added Vocabulary chapter

Version: 1.36 May 24, 2009 12:03 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added Externalization of a Lawmaker's Opinion module as a transition from Formation into Intrusion and Recognition

Version: 1.35 May 23, 2009 10:12 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Rearranged order

Version: 1.34 Apr 22, 2009 8:04 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added an introduction

Version: 1.33 Apr 13, 2009 6:35 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added keywords such as jurisprudence, hohfeld, law, unified theory of a law

Version: 1.32 Apr 12, 2009 7:55 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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added two sides same coin

Version: 1.31 Apr 12, 2009 7:24 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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REmoved a module that was not ready and added one that was

Version: 1.30 Apr 8, 2009 1:24 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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edited summary

Version: 1.29 Apr 8, 2009 1:15 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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edited the summary

Version: 1.28 Apr 8, 2009 10:38 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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upgraded summary

Version: 1.27 Apr 8, 2009 10:32 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Updated the Description

Version: 1.26 Apr 4, 2009 11:14 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added the module called A Warning about Simplification

Version: 1.25 Apr 1, 2009 9:50 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added the appendix called Baking and unbaking a law

Version: 1.24 Mar 29, 2009 12:30 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added the module, Watching a Lawmaker change her mind

Version: 1.23 Mar 27, 2009 4:33 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added Hohfeld, the two Meanings of Power and Toxic Derivatives as an Appendix

Version: 1.22 Mar 22, 2009 10:43 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added a conclusion

Version: 1.21 Mar 19, 2009 9:07 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Did it to try to get latest modules into Collection

Version: 1.20 Mar 16, 2009 6:15 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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added new module: Twin benefits

Version: 1.19 Mar 16, 2009 4:10 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added new module - Evaluation

Version: 1.18 Mar 16, 2009 4:00 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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added new module Communication - the three clause sentence

Version: 1.17 Mar 16, 2009 3:46 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added Extrapolation, a new module

Version: 1.16 Mar 16, 2009 3:18 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Eliminated the exercises and questions. They will go in a different collection. They didn't look good when PDFed

Version: 1.15 Mar 16, 2009 9:15 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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The PDF version did not use the latest modules so I republished to see whether publication would update the moducles.

Version: 1.14 Mar 15, 2009 3:33 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Discovered how to use the latest version of a module

Version: 1.13 Mar 15, 2009 3:03 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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It appears that CNX does not automatically update the modules in a connection to the latest version so some manual updating was done. We will look into how to do this automativally.

Version: 1.12 Mar 14, 2009 7:03 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added a module called staying in sync with the focus of a lawmaker

Version: 1.11 Mar 14, 2009 6:09 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added Exercises and Questions about the facts

Version: 1.10 Mar 14, 2009 3:06 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Discarded the key words. A new understanding was obtained about their significance in PDF version was gained.

Version: 1.9 Mar 14, 2009 9:03 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added the module Binding a Law to a Recipient with Standing

Version: 1.8 Mar 13, 2009 9:25 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added Binding a Law to a Source with Weight

Version: 1.7 Mar 11, 2009 8:09 pm GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added The Story of 'Not" to A Unified Theory of a Law

Version: 1.6 Mar 10, 2009 8:50 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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The manual gloassary was deleted because it was learned that in the pdf creation process a glossary was created automatically

Version: 1.5 Mar 8, 2009 9:22 am GMT-5 by John Bosco
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Added glossary; Added summary to collection

Version: 1.4 Mar 7, 2009 3:57 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added the Chapter on Forming and Expressing the Opinion of a Lawmaker

Version: 1.3 Mar 7, 2009 10:56 am US/Central by John Bosco
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New Chpater Added.  At the Beginning, a Preview of the End

Version: 1.2 Mar 5, 2009 9:37 pm US/Central by John Bosco
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Added Chapter 2

Version: 1.1 Mar 5, 2009 11:37 am US/Central by John Bosco
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