Reasoning in ethics and law : the role of theory, principles and facts /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Aldershot : Ashgate, c1999.
Description:	ix, 212 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Avebury series in philosophy
Subject:	Reasoning. Judgment (Logic) Judgment (Ethics) Principle (Philosophy) Law -- Moral and ethical aspects. Judgment (Ethics) Judgment (Logic) Law and ethics. Law -- Moral and ethical aspects. Principle (Philosophy) Reasoning (Psychology)
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4256450

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Other authors / contributors:	Musschenga, A. W., 1950- Steen, Wim J. van der, 1940-
ISBN:	0754610454
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Theory, Principle, Judgment: General and particular considerations in applied ethics
Guidance by moral rules, guidance by moral precedents
Set a sprat to catch a whale: the structure, strength and function of analogical inferences
The reconstruction of legal analogy-argumentation monological and dialogical approaches
Facts, Judgements, Theories: The role of facts in legal reasoning
Parallels between science and ethics
What is truth?: incest and narrative coherence in law
Empirical science and ethical theory: the case of informed consent
Index

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