Legal Pragmatism

Community, Rights, and Democracy

AvMichael Sullivan

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

In Legal Pragmatism, Michael Sullivan looks closely at the place of the individual and community in democratic society. After mapping out a brief history of American legal thinking regarding rights, from communitarianism to liberalism, Sullivan gives a rich and nuanced account of how pragmatism worked to resolve conflicts of self-interest and community well-being. Sullivan's view of pragmatism provides a comprehensive framework for understanding democracy, as well as issues such as health care, education, gay marriage, and illegal immigration that will determine its character in the future. Legal Pragmatism is a bold, carefully argued book that presents a unique understanding of contemporary society, law, and politics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-06-14
Mått:156 x 235 x 9 mm
Vikt:272 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Philosophy
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Indiana University Press
ISBN:9780253219060

Utforska kategorier

Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Michael Sullivan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Emory University.

Recensioner i media

"[This book] represents an genuine breakthrough . . . . [It] will have a large influence on the course of jurisprudential reflection in the decades ahead."—Bruce Ackerman, Yale University"Against the charge . . . that pragmatism fails to take rights seriously, Sullivan responds that pragmatism provides us with the best account of why we should take rights seriously."—Cheyney Ryan, University of Oregon

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. What's Right with Rights and Wrong with Communitarianism?2. Taking Rights and Pragmatism Seriously3. Posner's Unpragmatic Pragmatism4. Toward a Reconstructive Pragmatism5. Reconstructing Judicial Review6. Pragmatism, Genealogy, and DemocracyNotesSelected BibliographyIndex