Abstract:This paper focuses on legal reasoning, arguing that although methodological theories are important, they are not enough to explain how to reason in law. In fact, because the different philosophical perspectives vary so significantly in their ability to resolve legal conflicts, when a less “adapted” perspective decides a legal question, the results can be disastrous. Thus, this paper inaugurates a new attitude, stating that a general philosophical perspective is the only way out. Relying on a metatheoretical po… Show more
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