The Social Dimension of Legal Uncertainty
Reconciling Law and Science in the Formative Years of Pragmatism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13001882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | FREDERIC R KELLOGG (0000-0001-9759-3460, Kellogg's (Canada), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2036-4091 • E-ISSN: 2036-4091 |
| Publisher | Associazione Pragma (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.4000/ejpap.543 |
| OpenAlex | W3123383909 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Nineteenth-century references to the syllogism by J. S. Mill and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. reveal a distinct approach to the logic of inference in the formative years of pragmatism. In the latter may be found an element of the emergence of generals from particulars. Fallibilism in law and science reflects their social dimension as part of the communal ordering of experience. This implies a distinct approach to uncertainty, as experience yet to be integrated within a developing system of classification
Dimension (graph theory · Element (criminal law · Epistemology · Formative assessment · Geography · Inference · Mill · Philosophy of science · Political science · Pragmatism · Sociology · Syllogism · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Mathematics · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |