POSTMODERN PHILOPHY AND LAWPDF电子书下载

Introduction: The Emergence of Postmodernism in Legal Studies 1

1. Understanding Postmodernism Generally 7

Understanding Modernism and Postmodernism 7

The Death of Grand Narratives (Reason, Truth, Self, God, Meaning) 10

A Note on Postmodern Rhetorical Devices 17

2. The Orientation of Postmodern Legal Theory 20

Internal and External Legal Theory 20

Foundationalism and Antifoundationalism 34

Positive and Negative Jurisprudence 38

3. Nietzsche's Theory of Law as a Critique of Natural Law Theory 42

The Basics of Natural Law Theory 44

First Critique: The Illusion of Natural Laws 46

Second Critique: Natural Law as Linguistic Error 50

Third Critique: The Genealogy of Law 52

Does Nietzsche Offer a Positive Jurisprudence? 56

Problems with a Nietzschean Positive Jurisprudence 61

4. Foucault on Law. Modernity as Negative Utopia 65

The Classical Juridical View and Nietzsche's Critique 66

Foucault on Law and Discipline 71

Does Foucault Offer a Positive Jurisprudence? 80

Foucault as Negative Utopian and Enlightenment Critic 86

5. Derrida: Borrowing (Illicitly?) from Plato and Kant 87

Derrida on Law and Justice 91

Platonic and Kantian Influences 98

Problems with a Derridean Positive Jurisprudence 102

Toward an Assessment 106

6. Lyotard: Postmodern Gaming and a Plurality of Justices 109

Lyotard on Postmodern Law and Justice 110

Problems with Lyotard's Account of Law and Justice 123

The Lessons of Lyotard's Work 133

7. Rorty's Postmodern Antifoundationalism 134

From Postmodernism to Antifoundationalism 134

Rorty's Antifoundational Pragmatism (on Ethics /Politics /Law) 135

What Would a Rortian Jurisprudence Look Like? 148

What Is Objectionable About Rorty's Pragmatism? 150

Why Rorty Stops Short of a Positive Jurisprudence 154

8. Conclusion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Postmodern Legal Theory 156

The Insights of Postmodern Legal Theory 156

Two Big Problems: Externality and Lingering Foundationalism 166

The Use of Postmodern Theory in Thinking the Other of the Law 176

NOTES 181

INDEX 221