Louis E Wolcher
Biographic Data
| ID | 4349837 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louis E Wolcher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louis E |
| FAMILY NAME | Wolcher |
| SIGNATURE | WOLCHER L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy
What is the law of the law? What produces our craven subservience to linguistic norms, and our shocking indifference to the phenomenon of universal suffering? In a path-breaking new work of philosophy, Louis Wolcher seeks to answer these questions from the standpoint of Zen Buddhism.Bringing an Eastern sensibility into contact with three of the most important themes in Western philosophy, Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy meticulously in…
Unreal City, Unreal Law
The law of the city degrades time to the dimension of space. The cityscape replaces a horizon made by woods, fields and streams with a jagged silhouette of rectilinear buildings, lots and thoroughfares. Geometrically speaking, a city street is a line that has been transected into segments called blocks. Blocks, in turn, are further segmented by the placement of individual buildings, which are enumerated as ‘addresses’ in the manner of sequenced m…
Thinking about Law in Silence with Heidegger by Oren Ben‐Dor
A meditation on wittgenstein’sLecture on ethics
The man in a room
Being mistaken
The Privilege of Idleness
Journal Article The Privilege of Idleness: A Case Study of Capitalism and the Common Law in Nineteenth Century America Get access Louis E. Wolcher Louis E. Wolcher Professor of Law *University of Washington. My work on this article was supported by grants from the University of Washington School of Law. Peter Arenella, Don Clarke, Dick Fallon, Jay Feinman, Craig Mason, and Andy Rutten all gave many helpful comments on earlier drafts. Search for o…
The Privilege of Idleness
Journal Article The Privilege of Idleness: A Case Study of Capitalism and the Common Law in Nineteenth Century America Get access Louis E. Wolcher Louis E. Wolcher Professor of Law *University of Washington. My work on this article was supported by grants from the University of Washington School of Law. Peter Arenella, Don Clarke, Dick Fallon, Jay Feinman, Craig Mason, and Andy Rutten all gave many helpful comments on earlier drafts. Search for o…
Being mistaken
The man in a room
A meditation on wittgenstein’sLecture on ethics
Thinking about Law in Silence with Heidegger by Oren Ben‐Dor
Unreal City, Unreal Law
The law of the city degrades time to the dimension of space. The cityscape replaces a horizon made by woods, fields and streams with a jagged silhouette of rectilinear buildings, lots and thoroughfares. Geometrically speaking, a city street is a line that has been transected into segments called blocks. Blocks, in turn, are further segmented by the placement of individual buildings, which are enumerated as ‘addresses’ in the manner of sequenced m…
Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy
What is the law of the law? What produces our craven subservience to linguistic norms, and our shocking indifference to the phenomenon of universal suffering? In a path-breaking new work of philosophy, Louis Wolcher seeks to answer these questions from the standpoint of Zen Buddhism.Bringing an Eastern sensibility into contact with three of the most important themes in Western philosophy, Beyond Transcendence in Law and Philosophy meticulously in…
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