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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815106003321

Autore

Mootz Francis J

Titolo

Rhetorical knowledge in legal practice and critical legal theory [[electronic resource] /] / Francis J. Mootz III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8173-8210-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Rhetoric, culture, and social critique

Disciplina

340.1

340/.1

Soggetti

Critical legal studies

Law - Philosophy

Rhetoric

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-249) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Rhetorical knowledge and justice -- Rhetorical knowledge and critique -- Rhetorical knowledge in law : practice and critical theory.

Sommario/riassunto

A clear summary of contemporary rhetorical philosophy and its intersections with hermeneutics and critical theory.   This book describes the significance of rhetorical knowledge for law through detailed discussions of some of the most difficult legal issues facing courts today, including affirmative action, gay rights, and assisted suicide. Francis J. Mootz responds to both extremes, those who argue that law is merely a rhetorical mask for the exercise of power and those who demonstrate an ideological faith in law's autonomy, and he breaks ne