Author | Christie, George C. author |
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Title | The Notion of an Ideal Audience in Legal Argument [electronic resource] / by George C. Christie |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2000 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9520-9 |
Descript | X, 228 p. online resource |
1. Introduction -- 2. The Notion of an Ideal Audience as an Analytical Tool -- A. A General Philosophical ExampleโIlluminating the Power of Rhetoric -- B. An Example from Legal TheoryโIs a Predictive Theory of Law Logically Possible? -- 3. What Are the Constraints that Can Be Imposed on Arguments Addressed to an Ideal Audience? -- 4. Some Universal Features of Ideal Audiences in Legal Contexts -- 5. Different Conceptions of the Ideal AudienceโA First Look -- 6. Accounting for Differences in Perceptions of the Ideal AudienceโSome Preliminary Observations -- A. Competing Visions of the Way the State Should Be Organized -- B. Conflicting Views as to the Purpose of the State -- 7. Choosing Between Competing Visions of the Goodโthe Case of Necessity -- A. The Need to Choose -- B. Choosing to Sacrifice the Property of Others -- C. Sacrificing the Life of an Innocent Person to Save the Lives of a Greater Number of Innocent Persons -- 8. The Conflict Between the General and the ParticularโSome Legal Background -- A. Some Historical Background and Examples -- B. The Scope of the Modern Tort of Negligence -- 9. The Conflict Between the General and the ParticularโTheoretical Perspectives -- A. The Case for General Principles Put Forth by Dworkin -- B. Additional Factors Prompting the Search for General Principles -- C. Counter-Arguments -- 10. Ambivalent Attitudes with Regard to Discretion -- A. Introduction -- B. An Analytical Framework -- C. The Irresistible Urge to Narrow the Scope of Discretion -- D. Structural and Ideological Factors Behind the Urge to Broaden the Scope of Discretion -- 11. Toleration of Diverse and Even Inconsistent Outcomes -- 12. Conclusion -- Cases Cited