Legal Theory & Philosophy

Steven Shavell, A Note on Optimal Deterrence When Individuals Choose Among Harmful Acts (Nat’l Bureau Econ. Res., Working Paper No. w3061, Aug. 1989).

Steven Shavell, Causation and Tort Liability (John M. Olin Ctr. L., Econ. & Bus., Discussion Paper No. 193, Aug. 1996).

Steven Shavell, ¿Es inmoral el incumplimiento contractual?, Ius et Veritas Diciembre 2009, at 16.

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, A Note on Optimal Fines When Wealth Varies Among Individuals, 81 Am. Econ. Rev. 618 (1991).

A. Mitchell Polinsky & Steven Shavell, The Optimal Tradeoff Between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines, 69 Am. Econ. Rev. 880 (1979).

Steven Shavell, The Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions as a Deterrent, 77 Am. Econ. Rev. 584 (1987).

Steven Shavell, A Note on Efficiency vs. Distributional Equity in Legal Rulemaking: Should Distributional Equity Matter Given Optimal Income Taxation?, 71 Am. Econ. Rev. (Papers…

Scott Brewer, Indefeasible Analogical Argument, in Analogy and Exemplary Reasoning in Legal Discourse 33 (Hendrik Kaptein & Bastiaan van der Velden eds., 2018).

Scott Brewer, Agonophobia (Fear of Contest) In the Theory of Argument?: The Case of Gary Lawson’s Evidence of the Law, 97 B.U. L. Rev. 2303…

Scott Brewer, Speech: “The Examined Life of the Law,” The Law Program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society (March 2002).

Scott Brewer, Socrates and Jurisprudence, Regional Symposium on Contemplative Practice in Higher Education, Amherst College (May 2003).

Scott Brewer, Is Philosophy in Evidence?, Conference Culture and Inference (Spring 2003).

Scott Brewer, Intellectual Integrity in the Legal Process, Provost’s Lecture, SUNY Stony Brook (Spring 2003).

Scott Brewer, Quelques Raisonnements Theoriques sur des Raisonnements Pratiques a Propos du Rasionnement Theorique, in Fondements Naturels de l’Ethique 267 (Jean-Pierre Changeux ed., Editions Odile…

Scott Brewer, Pragmatism, Oppression, and the Flight to Substance, in The Philosophy of Legal Reasoning: Evolution and Revolution in Theories of Legal Reasoning 105 (Scott…

Scott Brewer, Exemplary Reasoning: Semantics, Pragmatics, and the Rational Force of Legal Argument by Analogy, in The Philosophy of Legal Reasoning: Logic, Probability, and Presumptions…

Scott Brewer, Rational Force of Legal Argument by Anthology, in The Philosophy of Legal Reasoning 49 (Scott Brewer ed., Garland 1998).

Scott Brewer, Traversing Holmes’ Path Toward a Jurisprudence of Logical Form, in “The Path of the Law” and Its Influence: The Legacy of Oliver Wendell…

Scott Brewer, On the Possibility of Necessity in Legal Argument: A Dilemma for Holmes and Dewey, 34 J. Marshall L. Rev. 9 (2000).

Scott Brewer, Exemplary Reasoning: Semantics, Pragmatics, and the Rational Force of Legal Argument by Analogy, 109 Harv. L. Rev. 923 (1996).

The Philosophy of Legal Reasoning (Scott Brewer ed., 1998). (with introduction by Scott Brewer, 5 vols.)…