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Can Rights, Democracy, And Justice Be Reconciled Through Discourse Theory? Reflections On Habermas's Proceduralist Paradigm Of Law, Michel Rosenfeld Jan 1996

Can Rights, Democracy, And Justice Be Reconciled Through Discourse Theory? Reflections On Habermas's Proceduralist Paradigm Of Law, Michel Rosenfeld

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Pragmatism, Pluralism, And Legal Interpretation: Posner's And Rorty's Justice Without Metaphysics Meets Hate Speech, Michel Rosenfeld Jan 1996

Pragmatism, Pluralism, And Legal Interpretation: Posner's And Rorty's Justice Without Metaphysics Meets Hate Speech, Michel Rosenfeld

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Unjust Laws In A Democratic Society: Some Philosophical And Theological Reflections, John Finnis Jan 1996

Unjust Laws In A Democratic Society: Some Philosophical And Theological Reflections, John Finnis

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Largely rejecting Christian faith and every other recognition of human dependence upon transcendent intelligence and will, our societies are diverging further and further from every type of Christian commonwealth or "civilization of love." In such a situation, one must ask whether Christians involved in politics can have a reasonable expectation of shaping the main lines of public policy and law. Can they expect to do any more than, sometimes, help limit the damage and, always, bear witness to the faith and to the moral truths which are taught by faith?


Reply To Daniel Polsby (Symposium: The New York Death Penalty In Context), Samuel R. Gross Jan 1996

Reply To Daniel Polsby (Symposium: The New York Death Penalty In Context), Samuel R. Gross

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I'd like to offer a few words in response to Professor Polsby's articulate, forceful and amusing essay in favor of capital punishment.