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Playing by the Rules: A Philosophical Examination of Rule-Based Decision-Making in Law and in Life (Clarendon Law Series)

By Frederick Schauer

Book information

Year
1993
ISBN
0198258313, 9780198258315, 0198256612, 9780198256618
LCC
K230.S315 P56 1991
Open Library ID
OL1535942M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10809507 bytes)
Pages
272\278
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Rules are a central component of such diverse enterprises as law, morality, language, games, religion, etiquette, and family governance, but there is often confusion about what a rule is, and what rules do. Offering a comprehensive philosophical analysis of these questions, this book challenges much of the existing legal, jurisprudential, and philosophical literature, by seeing a significant role for rules, an equally significant role for their stricter operation, and making the case for rules as devices for the allocation of power among decision-makers.

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