Wittgenstein and law / edited by Dennis Patterson.

Aldershot, Hampshire : Ashgate Publishing, 2004.

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Wittgenstein, Ludwig, -- 1889-1951.

Law -- Philosophy.

What it means to follow a rule of law

Normativity and objectivity in law

Understanding disagreement, the root issue of jurisprudence: applying Wittgenstien to positivism, critical theory, and judging

The activity of being a lawyer: the imaginative pursuit of of implications and possibilities

Constitutional adjudication as a craft-bound excellence

Finding Wittgenstein at the core of the rule of recognition

Focusing the law: what legal interpretation is not

No easy cases?

Ronald Dworkin's right answers thesis through the lens of Wittgenstein

The application (and mis-application) of Wittgenstein's rule-following considerations to legal theory

Linguistic indeterminacy and the rule of law: on the perils of misunderstanding Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein, realism and CLS: undermining rule scepticism.

This volume highlights and explores the extensive influence of Wittgenstein's work on contemporary legal philosophy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780754622550

xii, 475 pages ; 25 cm