The diagnosis is similar to that offered by Holmes, the Legal Realists, and other critics over the past century, except that these critics assumed that the older ontological commitments were dead, or at least on their way to extinction; so their aim was to purge legal discourse of what they saw as an archaic and fading metaphysics. Smith's argument starts with essentially the same metaphysical predicament but moves in the opposite direction. Instead of avoiding or marginalizing the "ultimate questions," he argues that we need to face up to them and consider their implications for law.
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The diagnosis is similar to that offered by Holmes, the Legal Realists, and other critics over the past century, except that these critics assumed that the older ontological commitments were dead, or at least on their way to extinction; so their aim was to purge legal discourse of what they saw as an archaic and fading metaphysics. Smith's argument starts with essentially the same metaphysical predicament but moves in the opposite direction. Instead of avoiding or marginalizing the "ultimate questions," he argues that we need to face up to them and consider their implications for law.
Imprint | Harvard University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | September 2007 |
Authors | Steven D. Smith |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 222 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-02573-8 |
Barcode | 9780674025738 |
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LSN | 0-674-02573-3 |