Playing by the Rules: A Philosophical Examination of Rule-Based Decision-Making in Law and in Life

by Frederick Schauer

Overview

This is a philosophical but non-technical analysis of the very idea of a rule. Although focused somewhat on the role of rules in the legal system, it is also relevant to the place of rules in morality, religion, etiquette, games, language, and family governance. In both explaining the idea of a rule and making the case for taking rules seriously, the book is a departure both in scope and in perspective from anything that now exists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191018749
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/22/1991
Series:	Clarendon Law Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	731 KB

Editorial Reviews

"An insightful journey...The book's general argument and the rich application of that argument to more specific issues makes it well worth reading...."—The Philosophical Review

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