Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy /

Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy / / Richard A. Posner.

Richard Posner argues for a conception of the liberal state based on pragmatic theories of government. He views the actions of elected officials as guided by interests rather than by reason and the decisions of judges by discretion rather than by rules. He emphasizes the institutional and material,...

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Posner, Richard A.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©2005
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (416 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Pragmatic Liberalism and the Plan of the Book
  • CHAPTER ONE. Pragmatism: Philosophical versus Everyday
  • CHAPTER TWO. Legal Pragmatism
  • CHAPTER THREE. John Dewey on Democracy and Law
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Two Concepts of Democracy
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Democracy Defended
  • CHAPTER SIX. The Concepts Applied
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Kelsen versus Hayek: Pragmatism, Economics, and Democracy
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Legality and Necessity
  • CHAPTER NINE. Pragmatic Adjudication: The Case of Bush v. Gore
  • CHAPTER TEN. Purposes versus Consequences in First Amendment Analysis
  • Conclusion
  • Index

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