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Should Law Professors Teach Public Choice Theory?, Guido Pincione Jun 2004

Should Law Professors Teach Public Choice Theory?, Guido Pincione

Chicago-Kent Law Review

This Article argues that various philosophically interesting objections to the use of public choice theory in legal education are misguided. Some writers hold that public choice theory, being descriptive, cannot help law students develop the interpretive skills needed by judges and lawyers. I reply that this objection rests on the false assumption that public choice theory lacks resources to accommodate rule following. Others object that public choice theory fosters cynicism and uncooperative attitudes. This rests on an unduly restrictive conception of the theory of rationality presupposed by public choice analysis. The public-choice focus on efficiency has also been disputed. In …


A Tax Teacher Tries Law And (Dramatic) Literature, Jeffrey G. Sherman Mar 2004

A Tax Teacher Tries Law And (Dramatic) Literature, Jeffrey G. Sherman

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Leadership Opportunities Hiding In Plain View (With Harold J. Krent), Ronald W. Staudt Mar 2004

Leadership Opportunities Hiding In Plain View (With Harold J. Krent), Ronald W. Staudt

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Embracing The Writing-Centered Legal Process, Suzanne Ehrenberg Feb 2004

Embracing The Writing-Centered Legal Process, Suzanne Ehrenberg

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Leadership Opportunities Hiding In Plain View (With Ronald W. Staudt), Harold J. Krent Feb 2004

Leadership Opportunities Hiding In Plain View (With Ronald W. Staudt), Harold J. Krent

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