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Analogical Reasoning As Translation: The Pragmatics Of Transitivity, Jonathan Yovel
Analogical Reasoning As Translation: The Pragmatics Of Transitivity, Jonathan Yovel
Jonathan Yovel
This paper attempts to examine the underlying structure of analogical reasoning in decision making. The immediate (but not exclusive) context is the form of reasoning commonly seen as prevalent in common-law judicial decision making. Following Wittgenstein and Strawson the paper identifies the problem of the contingency of transitivity of analogical relations as a serious impediment to analogical reasoning. It then proceeds to offer a method of translation that delineates the borders of contingency and analyticity of transitivity in such cases, as well as proposes how these borders may be manipulated. The theoretical insight is to treat analogical relations anaphorically, as …
What Is Contract Law 'About'? Speech Act Theory And A Critique Of 'Skeletal Promises', Jonathan Yovel
What Is Contract Law 'About'? Speech Act Theory And A Critique Of 'Skeletal Promises', Jonathan Yovel
Jonathan Yovel
What is contract law about? One way of looking at it is to conceive of the subject-matter of contract law in terms of promises - just as tort law arguably revolves around the concepts of accident or harm. Much like accidents - first-year law students are taught - promises are out there in the world, to be classified and distinguished so as to privilege some with legal enforceability. There is a language/world of promises, this approach seems to indicate, and a language/world of contracts. It is a main function of contract law to perform translations from the one to the …
Staying Proceedings On Grounds Of Champerty, Adrian Walters
Staying Proceedings On Grounds Of Champerty, Adrian Walters
Adrian J Walters
No abstract provided.
Contingency Fee Arrangements At Common Law, Adrian Walters
Contingency Fee Arrangements At Common Law, Adrian Walters
Adrian J Walters
No abstract provided.
Directors' Duties: The Impact Of The Company Directors Disqualification Act, Adrian Walters
Directors' Duties: The Impact Of The Company Directors Disqualification Act, Adrian Walters
Adrian J Walters
No abstract provided.
Bankruptcy Reform And The Elderly: The Effect Of Means-Testing On Older Debtors, Robyn L. Meadows
Bankruptcy Reform And The Elderly: The Effect Of Means-Testing On Older Debtors, Robyn L. Meadows
Robyn L Meadows
No abstract provided.