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Morality

1979

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The Practice Of Law As Moral Discourse, Thomas L. Shaffer Jan 1979

The Practice Of Law As Moral Discourse, Thomas L. Shaffer

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The beginning and end of a lawyer's professional life is talking with a client about what is to be done. I My claim here is that this is a moral conversation. I will suggest three ethical orientations which seem to govern the conversation, and then weigh the adequacy of each of the three orientations.