Rhetorical knowledge in legal practice and critical legal theory / Francis J. Mootz III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mootz, Francis J., III

Series:

Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.

Rhetoric, culture, and social critique

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical legal studies.

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A clear summary of contemporary rhetorical philosophy and its intersections with hermeneutics and critical theory. This book describes the significance of rhetorical knowledge for law through detailed discussions of some of the most difficult legal issues facing courts today, including affirmative action, gay rights, and assisted suicide. Francis J. Mootz responds to both extremes, those who argue that law is merely a rhetorical mask for the exercise of power and those who demonstrate an ideological faith in law's autonomy, and he breaks ne

Contents:

Rhetorical knowledge and justice

Rhetorical knowledge and critique

Rhetorical knowledge in law : practice and critical theory.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-249) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8210-0

OCLC:

415490314