“法理学”(jurisprudence)就其最广泛的意义来说乃是指法律科学。这是其原始含义或词源上的含义,亦可谓之最上乘用法。然而,该术语还有其他三种用法,其中两种用法有据可资,一种用法完全不合理。1.第一种用法为英国、英国自治领和美国所特有。由于英国和美国对法律科学本身(即不含政治科学和政治哲学内容)的研究始于奥斯丁的《法理学范围之确定》(1832年)一书,且奥斯丁所采之方法纯属分析性质,所以英语国家中日渐通用的乃是一种较为狭义的方 Jurisprudence means, in its broadest sense, legal science. This is its original meaning or etymological meaning, it can be described as the most superior usage. However, there are three other uses of the term, two of which are well documented and one that is completely unreasonable. 1. The first usage is unique to Britain, the British Dominion, and the United States. Since the British and American researches on the legal science itself (ie, excluding the content of political science and political philosophy) began with Austin’s “Determination of the Scope of Jurisprudence” (1832) and the method adopted by Austin Pure An analytical nature, so increasingly common in English-speaking countries is a more narrow side