The relationship between law and coercion has been, and still is, a central topic in legal philosophy. Despite this, discussion about it is immersed in confusion. Some philosophers have noticed this, but hardly any work has been done to attempt to solve or even identify the confusions. This paper aims to fill this gap. Here I propose distinctions and qualifications that help us clarify the relationship between law and coercion and avoid confusion. Building on the clarificatory work, I then argue that despite there being several distinct philosophical discussions about the relationship between law and coercion, one of them should be prioritised.

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法律与强制：一些澄清

法律与强制之间的关系一直是并且仍然是法律哲学中的中心话题。尽管如此，关于它的讨论还是陷入了混乱。一些哲学家已经注意到了这一点，但是几乎没有做任何工作来试图解决甚至识别混乱。本文旨在填补这一空白。在这里，我提出一些区分和限定条件，以帮助我们阐明法律与胁迫之间的关系，并避免造成混淆。然后，基于澄清工作，我认为尽管对法律与强制之间的关系进行了几种截然不同的哲学讨论，但应优先考虑其中之一。