Still worthy of praise
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Richard Posner does not cogently argue that moral philosophy is not of use in the process of legal decisionmaking. His statements are not always accompanied by supporting evidence. He also misstates facts, such as his assertion that moral philosophers desire a society uniform in morality, in the face of decades of moral philosophy's pluralistic underpinnings. Posner correctly recognizes that moral philosophers need to increase their knowledge and experiences of other classes and cultures and need to adapt their literary style to be more accessible and meaningful to nonacademics.
Publication Name: Harvard Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0017-811X
Year: 1998
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Flawed foundations: the philosophical critique of (a particular type of) economics
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The discipline of Law and Economics is in a depressed state because it has not analyzed and criticized its basic tenets which have been criticized by utilitarian philosophers and mainstream economists. The discipline has considered itself scientific but has not questioned the practical validity of theories in areas such as human motivation and rationality. Future growth can be accomplished by following the Aristotelian belief that the progress of ideas requires analysis of predecessors' arguments.
Publication Name: University of Chicago Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0041-9494
Year: 1997
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