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Pragmatism, Logic, and Law

English · Hardback

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Pragmatism, Logic and Law traces legal pragmatism as a distinct logical theory originated in late 19th century America, covering various issues, cases, personalities, and relevant intellectual movements within and outside law. It addresses pragmatism's relation to legal liberalism, natural law, critical legal studies (CLS), and neopragmatism.

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Part I: Origins of a Logical Reconstruction
Chapter 1: The Early History
Chapter 2: Induction in Law and Science
Chapter 3: Pragmatism and the Problem of Order
Chapter 4: Hume, Logical Induction, and Legal Reasoning
Part II: Pragmatism and Twentieth Century Legal Theory
Chapter 5: Positivism and the Myth of Legal Indeterminacy
Chapter 6: Pragmatism and Neopragmatism
Chapter 7: Liberalism and Critical Legal Theory
Part III: The Crisis of Contemporary Law
Chapter 8: Principles, Politics, and Legal Interpretation
Chapter 9: Legal Indeterminacy and the Hard Case
Chapter 10: The Abuse of Principle: Robert Alexy's Jurisprudence
Part IV: The Future of Legal Pragmatism
Chapter 11: American Pragmatism and European Social Theory


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By Frederic Kellogg

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