“An Evolutionary Account of Law is a landmark contribution bridging classical evolutionary thought and cutting-edge social science. Santanatoglia masterfully integrates insights from the Scottish Enlightenment and Hayek with evolutionary game theory and cognitive science, presenting legal rules as stable strategies emerging from individual interactions rather than top-down constructs. This genuinely novel framework is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how normative orders emerge, stabilize, and change.“ (Jason McKenzie Alexander, Professor of Philosophy, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)

“This very well argued book offers firstly a complete examination of the theories of justice of classical philosophers, as David Hume, Adam Smith and Friedrich von Hayek. Secondly, and more important, brings a thought provoking examination of the often neglected thesis about the influence of evolution in the sphere of law. A mandatory book for everyone interested in legal and political philosophy.” (Martín Diego Farrell, Professor Emeritus, Law School of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)