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

Rules are a central component of such diverse enterprises as law, morality, language, games, religion, etiquette, and family governance, but there is often confusion about what a rule is, and what rules do. Offering a comprehensive philosophical analysis of these questions, this book challenges much of the existing legal, jurisprudential, and philosophical literature, by seeing a significant role for rules, an equally significant role for their stricter operation, and making the case for rules as devices for the allocation of power among decision-makers.


Author: Frederick Schauer
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 04/22/1993
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.44w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780198258315

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