David Kenny

Pragmatism, Law, and Literature (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book uses literary examples makes the case for understanding law and the legal system through the lens of philosophical pragmatism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040113561
• Artikelnr.: 72271990

Autorenporträt

David Kenny is a professor in law and a fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Exploring Pragmatism in Law, Through Literature 1: Classical
Pragmatism 2: Pragmatism and Law 3: Henry James and the Literary
Illumination of Pragmatism 4: The Hollowness of Principle and the Timeless
Need for Pragmatic Compromise-Heaney's Philoctetes and Antigone 5: Mantel's
Cromwell, Harper Lee's Finch, and Understanding the Pragmatist as Lawyer 6:
Crises of Confidence, and Understanding the Pragmatic Reality of Judging 7:
The Truth, The Whole Truth, and The Legal Truth. Conclusion: Waking Up to
Pragmatism and the Power of Legal Narrative