Reasoning in Character
Virtue, Legal Argumentation, and Judicial Ethics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21701794 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amalia Amaya (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359-378 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1386-2820 • E-ISSN: 1572-8447 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10677-023-10414-z |
| OpenAlex | W4387670597 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper develops a virtue-account of legal reasoning which significantly differs from standard, principle-based, theories. A virtue approach to legal reasoning highlights the relevance of the particulars to sound legal decision-making, brings to light the perceptual and affective dimensions of legal judgment, and vindicates the relevance of description and specification to good legal reasoning. After examining the central features of the theory, the paper proposes a taxonomy of the main character traits that legal decision-makers need to possess to successfully engage in legal reasoning. The paper concludes by discussing an array of strategies in legal education, institutional design, and legal culture that can be put in place to work virtue in legal decision-making
Argumentation theory · Engineering ethics · Epistemic virtue · Epistemology · Legal culture · Ontology · Philosophy of medicine · Political science · Sociology · Virtue · Virtue ethics · Engineering · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Legal principles and applications · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |