02538nam 2200613Ia 450 991077808950332120200520144314.00-8173-8210-0(CKB)1000000000764973(EBL)454574(OCoLC)415490314(SSID)ssj0000238021(PQKBManifestationID)11228437(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238021(PQKBWorkID)10222446(PQKB)11008096(MdBmJHUP)muse9348(Au-PeEL)EBL454574(CaPaEBR)ebr10309851(OCoLC)935268986(MiAaPQ)EBC454574(EXLCZ)99100000000076497320060308d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRhetorical knowledge in legal practice and critical legal theory[electronic resource] /Francis J. Mootz IIITuscaloosa, Ala. University of Alabama Pressc20061 online resource (280 p.)Rhetoric, culture, and social critiqueDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1536-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-249) and index.Rhetorical knowledge and justice -- Rhetorical knowledge and critique -- Rhetorical knowledge in law : practice and critical theory.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 neRhetoric, culture, and social critique.Critical legal studiesLawPhilosophyRhetoricCritical legal studies.LawPhilosophy.Rhetoric.340.1340/.1Mootz Francis J998548MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778089503321Rhetorical knowledge in legal practice and critical legal theory3854121UNINA