Legal Interpretation: A Skeptic’s Guide to Statutory Construction 1. The Application-as-Interpretation Principle The application of a law to a particular case is an interpretation. “A sentence that seems to need no interpretation is already the product of one.” Stanley Fish This principle is not found in traditional textbooks. It is based on new researches in linguistic and literary theory which have been imported into legal theory. The modern view is that
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The skeptics‚ or the pessimist perspective‚ on the contrary‚ argued that attempts to modify nature to suit mankind has often had unintended consequences such as the intensification of pollution. They also point out that if profit is not directly served by these alternative companies and individuals‚ although aware of sustainable alternatives‚ often choose to ignore them. Thus‚ skeptics believed in two main arguments: a. History repeats itself This argument is based on a general point of view: Globalization
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Sceptic vs. skeptic In most of their senses‚ there is no difference between skeptic and sceptic. Skeptic is the preferred spelling in American and Canadian English‚ and sceptic is preferred in the main varieties of English from outside North America. This extends to all derivatives‚ including sceptical/skeptical and scepticism/skepticism. There is an exception‚ though: In reference to some 21st-century strains of scientific skepticism‚ writers and publications from outside North America often use
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Joyce Fletcher May 14‚ 2013 GE217 - Establishing Claims: Thinking Like a Skeptic Questions for Analysis and Discussion 1. Putnam’s claim: As stated in paragraph 5‚ in today’s society‚ it’s not always necessary to stay married for the sake of the child. I agree with this statement in a sense‚ meaning that every situation is different. For example: two people may need to separate for the safety of the child or other spouse. People sometimes discuss divorce in an almost pious reverence because
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In David Nlyon’s opinion‚ TV is a sewer that if you make it like an addictive‚ you could never left it easily. A professor of Media and the American studies at the university of Michigan‚ Susan Duglas; accepts that watching TV can be exhibition to condition. However Susan Duglas believes dissimilar Nlyon’s that children need to learn to estimate what they see and hear on TV and she wants parents to have enough boldness through the misshaped images and values. In her daily life‚ although she can
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In the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield displays characteristics of the cynic ’s mentality. Holden hates everything about the world‚ he finds it "phony" (Salinger). That mentality in itself may very well be a defense mechanism that Holden displays when he is uncomfortable or put into a certain position‚ perhaps when he is nervous. Cynicism is a view on life that people develop through life experiences. Where‚ when‚ and how Holden developed a cynical personality and why
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Cynicism Cynicism is one of the most striking of all the Hellenistic philosophies. It offered people the possibility of happiness and freedom from suffering in an age of uncertainty. Although there was never an official Cynic doctrine‚ the fundamental principles of Cynicism can be summarised as follows: 1. The goal of life is happiness which is to live in agreement with Nature. 2. Happiness depends on being self-sufficient‚ and a master of mental attitude. 3. Self-sufficiency is achieved
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pay an active role in public affairs since the world is like a great city. Today‚ Stoics have a great degree of self-control against pain and adversity. SKEPTICISM: The key philosopher for skepticism was Pyrrho of Elis (c. 360-c.272 B.C.). The Skeptics sought the truth by doubting all knowledge beyond what they could sense
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CHAPTER 1: POLITICS‚ YOU‚ AND DEMOCRACY Lydia N. Yu Jose Discussion by: BELER‚ ROMANO KRIS G. According to Aristotle a human being is political animal he is not human but beast or God if he could live outside the state (state = small city state; example: Athens) this is said so for during that time the population is not that big compare to the present and with this it is not hard for them to participate in politics. During that time almost everything was political. Let’s now consider the present
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credited with the first known use of the word "cosmopolitan". When he was asked where he came from‚ he replied‚ "I am a citizen of the world (cosmopolite The term "Cynic" itself derives from the Greek word κυνικός‚ kynikos‚ "dog-like" and that from κύων‚ kyôn‚ "dog" (genitive: kynos).[48] One explanation offered in ancient times for why the Cynics were called dogs was because Antisthenes taught in the Cynosarges gymnasium at Athens.[49 It is not known whether Diogenes was insulted with the epithet "doggish"
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