Law, justice, and miscommunications
Subtitle: essays in applied legal philosophy
By: edited by Tim Kaye
Publisher: Vandeplas Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lake Mary, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9781600421525
Subjects: Law; Philosophy; Justice; Methodology
Notes: Essays resulting from a Fall 2010 jurisprudence seminar at Stetson University College of Law, focusing on the practical implications of higher-level theories to contemporary legal issues.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sneering but adhering : communication, Kelsen, and Hart's habit of obedience  -- Tim Kaye; title: He's a thinker! : legal reasoning and "thinking like a lawyer"  -- Kate Jaczkanin; title: Autopoiesis : evolution, assimilation, and causation of normative closure  -- Neil T. Lyons; title: Debunking the idea of political morality  -- William Allen; title: Why the constitution is not law  -- Ashley T. Grafton; title: Amber waves of (genetically modified) grain : rectifying the injustice of GM seed patents  -- Elaine M. Babiarz; title: Penumbra : a comedy of illegitimate means -- Abigail Pressler.