In Sensible Judgement

Max Deutscher is Emeritus Professor and Honorary Research Associate at Macquarie University, Australia and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at The University of Queensland, Australia. In his work on personal and political judgment, memory and thinking, he uses the resources of European philosophy from Kant to Derrida while continuing to draw upon varied traditions of analytical philosophy.

’The notion of judgement - though central to current political and legal debates - has been largely neglected in contemporary philosophy. In Sensible Judgement is an interesting and engagingly written book on this important and timely topic. Drawing accessibly on a wide range of philosophical sources, it offers illuminating and challenging reflections on conceptual aspects of the Mabo judgement, and more generally on themes of responsibility and memory.’ Genevieve Lloyd, Emeritus Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia ’Deutscher’s reflections on the nature of judgment lead him into a searching and comprehensive review of perennial philosophical problems such as the relation between reason and passion. Reflecting in particular on the Australian Mabo decision, he argues convincingly that judgment engages our senses and sensibilities as well as our reason, and that reflective judgment must involve more than logical deduction.’ Tony Blackshield, Emeritus Professor of Law, Macquarie University, Australia

• Introduction; Part I Achieving Judgement; Chapter 1 In Sensible Judgement; Chapter 2 Deemed and Sentenced; Chapter 3 Dissenting Judgement; Part II Making Judgements; Chapter 4 Judging as Right; Chapter 5 Living on the Premises; Chapter 6 Inferring, Judging, Arguing; Part III Questioning Critique; Chapter 7 Sting of Reason; Chapter 8 Mystique of Critique; Chapter 9 Enigma Absolute; Part IV Moving Establishment; Chapter 10 Nomadic Judgement; Chapter 11 Chasing After Modernity; Chapter 12 When to Forget;