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Using John Dewey's Pragmatist Epistemology To Teach Legal Analysis And Communication, David T. Ritchie
Using John Dewey's Pragmatist Epistemology To Teach Legal Analysis And Communication, David T. Ritchie
David T. Ritchie
In this article I discuss the epistemology of the American pragmatist philosopher John Dewey, who maintained that there is a “common pattern or structure” of human reasoning. According to Dewey, we naturally employ pragmatic problem-solving. In his epistemological works Dewey frequently discussed legal reasoning as a paradigm example of this sort of problem-solving. I develop and explain Dewey’s pragmatist epistemology, and then relate it to how novices can benefit from understanding his account. I end the article by explaining how I use this account of human reasoning in my law school classes.
Just-If-Ication, Raam P. Gokhale