Justifying Particular Reasoning in a Legal Context
Particular reasoning is arguably the most common type of legal reasoning. Neil MacCormick proposed that, in a legal context, justifiable particular reasoning has to be universalizable. This paper aims to: (1) investigate MacCormick’s thesis; (2) explain how a particular can ever be universal by dra...
Main Author: | Jingjing Wu |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
University of Windsor
2020-08-01
|
Series: | Informal Logic |
Online Access: | https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/5994 |
Similar Items
-
The Ethical and Legal Context of Justifying Anti-Doping Attitudes
by: Kosiewicz Jerzy
Published: (2014-06-01) -
Justified epistemic authority (in legal interpretation)
by: Spaić Bojan
Published: (2018-01-01) -
The Challenge of Public Reason: Justified Property Rights and Disability
by: Van Rooy, Paul
Published: (2018) -
Morality justifies motivated reasoning in the folk ethics of belief
by: Cusimano, C., et al.
Published: (2021) -
Is the legalization of medical and recreational use of cannabis justified?
by: Risimović Radosav
Published: (2018-01-01)