The Logic of Choice: An Investigation of the Concepts of Rule and Rationality por Gidon Gottlieb

Routledge, 2021-03-31. Paperback. Good. 0.5512 in x 8.4252 in x 5.4331 in. Contains marginalia and/or underlining. DJ with mild edgewear or bumping, sunning. Light foxing on page edges. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.

New. Originally published in 1968. This is a critical study of the concept of 'rule' featuring in law, ethics and much philosophical analysis which the author uses to investigate the concept of 'rationality'. The author indicates in what manner the modes of reasoning involved in reliance upon rules are unique and in what fashion they provide an alternative both to the modes of logico-mathematical reasoning and to the modes of scientific reasoning. This prepares the groundwork for a methodology meeting the requirements of the fields using rules such as law and ethics which could be significant for communications theory and the use of computers in normative fields. Other substantive issues related to the mainstream of legal philosophy are discussed - theories of interpretation, the notion of purpose and the requirements of principled decision-making. The book utilizes examples drawn from English and American legal decisions to suggest how the positions of legal positivism and of natural… Ler mais

Routledge, 2021. Paperback. New. 188 pages. 8.50x5.43x0.55 inches.

Routledge, 2021. Paperback. New. 188 pages. 8.50x5.43x0.55 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.