Rhetorical knowledge in legal practice and critical legal theory [[electronic resource] /] / Francis J. Mootz III
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Mootz Francis J
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| Titolo: |
Rhetorical knowledge in legal practice and critical legal theory [[electronic resource] /] / Francis J. Mootz III
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 340.1 |
| 340/.1 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Critical legal studies |
| Law - Philosophy | |
| Rhetoric | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rhetorical knowledge in legal practice and critical legal theory |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-8210-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778089503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.