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Law, Truth, and Reason: A Treatise on Legal Argumentation (Law and Philosophy Library)
Raimo Siltala
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Description for Law, Truth, and Reason: A Treatise on Legal Argumentation (Law and Philosophy Library)
Hardcover. Grounded in linguistic philosophy and Carnapian semantics, this book's innovative contribution to analytical jurisprudence also addresses the issues of institutional philosophy, social pragmatism, and legal principles as envisioned by Dworkin, among others. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
This book is an innovative contribution to analytical jurisprudence.
It is mainly based on the distinct premises of linguistic philosophy and Carnapian semantics, but also addresses the issues of institutional philosophy, social pragmatism, and legal principles as envisioned by Dworkin, among others. Wróblewski´s three ideologies (bound/free/legal and rational) and Makkonen´s three situations (isomorphic/semantically vague/normative gap) of judicial decision-making are further developed by means of 10 frames of legal analysis as discerned by the author. With the philosophical theories of truth serving as a reference, the frames of legal analysis include the isomorphic theory of law (Wittgenstein, Makkonen), the coherence ... Read more
This book is an innovative contribution to analytical jurisprudence.
It is mainly based on the distinct premises of linguistic philosophy and Carnapian semantics, but also addresses the issues of institutional philosophy, social pragmatism, and legal principles as envisioned by Dworkin, among others. Wróblewski´s three ideologies (bound/free/legal and rational) and Makkonen´s three situations (isomorphic/semantically vague/normative gap) of judicial decision-making are further developed by means of 10 frames of legal analysis as discerned by the author. With the philosophical theories of truth serving as a reference, the frames of legal analysis include the isomorphic theory of law (Wittgenstein, Makkonen), the coherence ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Law and Philosophy Library
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400718715
SKU
V9789400718715
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Reviews for Law, Truth, and Reason: A Treatise on Legal Argumentation (Law and Philosophy Library)
“In his relatively short book, Raimo Siltala, professor in jurisprudence at the University of Turku, Finland, tackles the perennial theme of assessing the mutual relations among law, truth and language. … I highly recommend the reading of Siltala’s account of law, truth and reason. It provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the subject, locates its central ideas, and raises ... Read more