LEADER 02538nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910815106003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8173-8210-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000764973 035 $a(EBL)454574 035 $a(OCoLC)415490314 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000238021 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11228437 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238021 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10222446 035 $a(PQKB)11008096 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9348 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL454574 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10309851 035 $a(OCoLC)935268986 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454574 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000764973 100 $a20060308d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRhetorical knowledge in legal practice and critical legal theory$b[electronic resource] /$fFrancis J. Mootz III 210 $aTuscaloosa, Ala. $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 225 1 $aRhetoric, culture, and social critique 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-1536-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-249) and index. 327 $aRhetorical knowledge and justice -- Rhetorical knowledge and critique -- Rhetorical knowledge in law : practice and critical theory. 330 $aA clear summary of contemporary rhetorical philosophy and its intersections with hermeneutics and critical theory. This book describes the significance of rhetorical knowledge for law through detailed discussions of some of the most difficult legal issues facing courts today, including affirmative action, gay rights, and assisted suicide. Francis J. Mootz responds to both extremes, those who argue that law is merely a rhetorical mask for the exercise of power and those who demonstrate an ideological faith in law's autonomy, and he breaks ne 410 0$aRhetoric, culture, and social critique. 606 $aCritical legal studies 606 $aLaw$xPhilosophy 606 $aRhetoric 615 0$aCritical legal studies. 615 0$aLaw$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aRhetoric. 676 $a340.1 676 $a340/.1 700 $aMootz$b Francis J$0998548 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815106003321 996 $aRhetorical knowledge in legal practice and critical legal theory$93999772 997 $aUNINA