Contributions

  • Bruner, Jerome S. - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

113,250 words, Guess

Page Count

453 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing434127

Classifications

  • DDC349.73
  • LCCKF425 .A48 2000

Description

"Minding the Law explores crucial psychological processes involved in the work of lawyers and judges: deciding whether or not particular cases fit within a legal rule ("categorizing"), telling stories to justify one's claims or undercut an adversary's ("narrative"), and tailoring one's language to be persuasive without appearing partisan ("rhetorics"). Because these processes are not unique to the law, courts' decisions cannot rest solely upon legal logic but must also depend vitally upon the underlying culture's storehouse of familiar tales of heroes and villains."--BOOK JACKET.

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  • Minding the lawHarvard University Press2000-01-01

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