Reasoning with law [electronic resource] / Andrew Halpin.

Author/Creator:

Halpin, Andrew, DPhil.

Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2001.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (210 p.)

Subjects:

Law -- Methodology.
Law -- Philosophy.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

The central aim of this book is an attempt to demonstrate how the problems of understanding legal reasoning replicate difficulties encountered in the philosophy of language.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Preface; Contents; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 LAW, THEORY AND PRACTICE; 3 LAW AUTONOMY AND REASON; 4 A STUDY ON THE JUDICIAL ROLE; 5 EXCLUDED MIDDLES RIGHT ANSWERS AND VAGUENESS; 6 THE USES OF WORDS; 7 SOME THEMES FROM WITTGENSTEIN'S PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS; 8 AN ANNEX ON REALISM; 9 WORDS AND CONCEPTS; 10 IMPLICATIONS; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-193) and index.

ISBN:

1-4725-6246-1
1-280-80807-1
9786610808076
1-84731-064-8

OCLC:

299570451

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