tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post1888088350679567309..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: A STORY OF LAW AND PHILOSOPHYRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-23681545254246209312010-05-11T13:18:20.127-04:002010-05-11T13:18:20.127-04:00"The answer is this: lawyers. unlike serious ..."The answer is this: lawyers. unlike serious philosophers [but. in this regard, quite like second-rate philosophers], do not actually seek to demonstrate the positions they defend. Rather, they aim to assimilate issues with which they are concerned to the existing structure of laws and precedents in hopes that courts will construe those issues in ways that favor their clients."<br /><br />You're comparing ideals to realists. Ideals are noble fictions. Lawyers are people.<br /><br />If Kant were a "serious philosopher" by your definition rather than merely a great one, he wouldn't be as confused as you describe. In fact he was trying to assimilate issues with which he was concerned to existing structures and he did so in interesting ways.D. Ghirlandaiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283931383770759507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-15863903613513738892010-05-11T12:51:59.228-04:002010-05-11T12:51:59.228-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.D. Ghirlandaiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283931383770759507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-59112795839206951502010-05-11T09:07:36.637-04:002010-05-11T09:07:36.637-04:00Great story! Were the remarks you delivered at the...Great story! Were the remarks you delivered at the conference ever published?chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796679065520717980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-11359023917998748372010-05-11T02:21:42.822-04:002010-05-11T02:21:42.822-04:00Brian, Memoir Tues Thurs Sat, Formal Methods, Mon ...Brian, Memoir Tues Thurs Sat, Formal Methods, Mon Wed Fri. In the words of Nora Ephron, I'm dancing as fast as I can! :)Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-90198157658243541972010-05-10T20:23:01.338-04:002010-05-10T20:23:01.338-04:00Bob, no new memoir today (Monday), I'm in desp...Bob, no new memoir today (Monday), I'm in despair!Brian Leiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749548844483929392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-22383433970929121312010-05-10T19:46:50.871-04:002010-05-10T19:46:50.871-04:00This rings so true to me. It's like watching w...This rings so true to me. It's like watching what some legal academics try to do with Quine. Whatever you think about Quine's work, it's horrifying to watch him being mangled by lawyers.dmvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408019159816331610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-40359095014968011812010-05-10T01:21:20.652-04:002010-05-10T01:21:20.652-04:00Excellent story, especially the bit about lawyers ...Excellent story, especially the bit about lawyers being primarily engaged in rhetoric rather than reason.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988971623565032596noreply@blogger.com