Title: It's all in the game : a nonfoundationalist account of law and adjudication /
Authors: Hutchinson, Allan C., 1951-
Publisher: Duke University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Law Philosophy; Law Methodology; Judicial process; Law Political aspects
Abstract: "Three questions concerning modern legal thought provide the framework for It's All in the Game: What should judges do? What do judges do? What can judges do? Contrasting his own answers to traditional responses and moving playfully between debates of high theory, daily practices of appellate judges, and his own enlightening analyses of significant court rulings. Allan C. Hutchinson examines what it means to treat adjudication as an engaged game of rhetorical justification. His resulting argument enables the reader to grasp more fully the practical operation, political determinants, and transformative possibilities of law and adjudication."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Playing the game : an introduction -- It's all in the game : adjudication in a nonfoundationalist way -- The language game : from ambiguity to indeterminacy -- A pure way of playing : the naturalist revival -- At play inthe fields of law -- the reasoning game -- Playing by the rules : a good faith approach -- Calling the shots : the development of legal doctrine -- Playing politics : putting poetry in motion -- Playing with the rules : experiments in judging -- Overtime? a conclusion.