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Whose Dispute Is It Anyway? A Philosophical And Democratic Defense Of Settlement (In Some Cases), Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Whose Dispute Is It Anyway? A Philosophical And Democratic Defense Of Settlement (In Some Cases), Carrie Menkel-Meadow
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I have often thought myself ill-suited to my chosen profession. I love to argue, but I am often too quick to say both, "yes, I see your point" and concede something to the "other side," and to say of my own arguments, "yes, but, it's not that simple." In short, I have trouble with polarized argument, debate, and the adversarialism that characterizes much of our work. Where others see black and white, I often see not just the "grey" but the purple and red-in short, the complexity of human issues that appear before the law for resolution.
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