CULTURAL DIFFERENCE ON TRIAL THE NATURE AND LIMITS OF JUDICIAL UNDERSTANDINGPDF电子书下载

1 Introduction 1

The Problematic 1

Aim and Structure of the Book 4

Physicalism: A Metaphysics and Methodology 10

Some Final Introductory Remarks 22

2 Culturally Different Action: An Analysis 25

A Theory of Action 25

The Functional Nature of Intentional Phenomena 39

Individuating Intentional Phenomena 41

Complex Action 50

3 Indigenous Land Title: A Case Study 59

Introduction 59

The Judicial Conception of Indigenous Land Title 60

The Indigenous Land Title Determination Hearing 71

Determining Indigenous Land Title 77

4 The Judicial Understanding of Culturally Different Action 81

Understanding Culturally Different Action 81

The Possession and Acquisition of Concepts 86

Cultural Difference as Conceptual Difference 105

Conclusion 110

5 Judicial Understanding and the Interpretation of Evidence 113

Testimonial Evidence and the Judicial Acquisition of Concepts 113

The Interpretation of Testimonial Evidence 114

The Nature of Interpretation 118

Conclusion 164

6 The Limits of Cultural Incommensurability 165

The Radical Cultural Incommensurability Thesis 165

The Limits of Conceptual Difference 168

The Limits of Judicial Concept Acquisition 181

Conclusion 195

7 Judicial Understanding and Law Reform 197

The Possibility of Interpretive Law Reform 197

Legal Norms and the Content of the Judge's Conceptual Scheme 199

Legal Norms and the Epistemic Conditions of the Legal Hearing 201

An Interpretive Ethos? 213

Final Remarks 215

Bibliography 217

Index 241