PHIL 438 Study Guide - Scientism, Feminist Legal Theory, Pragmatism
30 Oct 2014
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Jurisprudence the theory and philosophy of law. Philosophy, branches of philosophy the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Ethics/morality ethics and morality do not always coexist within the law. If someone believes a law to be immoral and goes against their believes they may be more willing to go against that law. Law should be moral and right but that is not always the case. Legal reasoning goal is to seek truth by sound cogent reasoning. Good reasoning supports the intended conclusion and its premises are true and relevant. What are the facts relevant to the case. Having analyzed it, what is the outcome. Legal moralism the law should make illegal anything that is immoral. Principle only way to justify a restriction on a persons freedom is to show that the restriction prevents harm to others.
