 The second part of this entry explores questions in the philosophy of language (on meaning and interpretation), philosophy of action (the metaphysics of intention), and moral and political philosophy (freedom and distributive justice) as they arise in contract law.  §2.1  discusses work that brings tools from the philosophy of language to bear on questions of contract interpretation.  §2.2  examines the concept of freedom in contract through the lens of established doctrine and philosophical work on autonomy.  §2.3  explores how the pairing of orthodox contract theory with modern doctrine generates a puzzle about the nature of contractual intent. Finally,  §2.4  considers questions of distributive justice raised by private exchange.