Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy / Richard A. Posner.
Posner, Richard A., author.
2009
KF384 .P67 2003
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Title Law, Pragmatism, and Democracy / Richard A. Posner.
Author Posner, Richard A., author.
ISBN 9780674042292
DOI https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674042292
Published Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
Copyright ©2005
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource (416 p.)
Item Number 10.4159/9780674042292 doi
Call Number KF384 .P67 2003
Dewey Decimal Classification 340/.11
Summary Richard Posner argues for a conception of the liberal state based on pragmatic theories of government. He views the actions of elected officials as guided by interests rather than by reason and the decisions of judges by discretion rather than by rules. He emphasizes the institutional and material, rather than moral and deliberative, factors in democratic decision making. Posner argues that democracy is best viewed as a competition for power by means of regular elections. Citizens should not be expected to play a significant role in making complex public policy regarding, say, taxes or missile defense.
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Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Pragmatic Liberalism and the Plan of the Book
CHAPTER ONE. Pragmatism: Philosophical versus Everyday
CHAPTER TWO. Legal Pragmatism
CHAPTER THREE. John Dewey on Democracy and Law
CHAPTER FOUR. Two Concepts of Democracy
CHAPTER FIVE. Democracy Defended
CHAPTER SIX. The Concepts Applied
CHAPTER SEVEN. Kelsen versus Hayek: Pragmatism, Economics, and Democracy
CHAPTER EIGHT. Legality and Necessity
CHAPTER NINE. Pragmatic Adjudication: The Case of Bush v. Gore
CHAPTER TEN. Purposes versus Consequences in First Amendment Analysis
Conclusion
Index

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