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Metaphor and Reason in Judicial Opinions
Metaphor and Reason in Judicial Opinions
Author: Haig Bosmajian
To the public, judges handing down judicial decisions present arguments arrived through rational discourse and literal language. Yet, as Judge Richard Posner has pointed out, "Rhetorical power counts for a lot in law. Science, not to mention everyday thought, is influenced by metaphors. Why shouldn?t law be?" Haig Bosmajian examines the crucial ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780809316120
ISBN-10: 0809316129
Publication Date: 7/31/1992
Pages: 256
Edition: 1st
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Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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