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Disciplinary Perspectives & Law
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The Examined Life of the Law
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Speech: “The Examined Life of the Law,” The Law Program of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society (March 2002).
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Socrates and Jurisprudence
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Socrates and Jurisprudence, Regional Symposium on Contemplative Practice in Higher Education, Amherst College (May 2003).
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Is Philosophy in Evidence?
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Is Philosophy in Evidence?, Conference Culture and Inference (Spring 2003).
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Quelques Raisonnements Theoriques dur des Raisonnements Pratiques a Propos du Rasionnement Theorique
August 19, 2026
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…
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Intellectual Integrity in the Legal Process
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Intellectual Integrity in the Legal Process, Provost’s Lecture, SUNY Stony Brook (Spring 2003).
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Pragmatism, Oppression, and the Flight to Substance
August 19, 2026
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…
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Exemplary Reasoning: Semantics, Pragmatics, and the Rational Force of Legal Argument by Analogy
August 19, 2026
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…
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Rational Force of Legal Argument by Anthology
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Rational Force of Legal Argument by Anthology, in The Philosophy of Legal Reasoning 49 (Scott Brewer ed., Garland 1998).
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Logocratic Method and the Analysis of Arguments in Evidence
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Logocratic Method and the Analysis of Arguments in Evidence, 10 Law, Probability & Risk 175 (2011).
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Traversing Holmes’ Path toward a Jurisprudence of Logical Form
August 19, 2026
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…
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Scott Brewer, On the Possibility of Necessity in Legal Argument: A Dilemma for Holmes and Dewey, 34 J. Marshall L. Rev. 9 (2000).
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Scott, Brewer, Note: Figuring the Law: Holism and Tropological Inference in Legal Interpretation, 97 Yale L.J. 823 (1988).
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Exemplary Reasoning: Semantics, Pragmatics, and the Rational Force of Legal Argument by Analogy
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Exemplary Reasoning: Semantics, Pragmatics, and the Rational Force of Legal Argument by Analogy, 109 Harv. L. Rev. 923 (1996).
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The Philosophy of Legal Reasoning
August 19, 2026
The Philosophy of Legal Reasoning (Scott Brewer ed., 1998). (with introduction by Scott Brewer, 5 vols.)…
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Scientific Expert Testimony and Intellectual Due Process
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Scientific Expert Testimony and Intellectual Due Process, 107 Yale L.J. 1535 (1998).
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Introduction
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Gustavo Ribeiro & Giovanni Sartor, Introduction, 13 Law, Probability & Risk 193 (2014).
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Choosing Sides in the Racial Critiques Debate — Introduction
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Choosing Sides in the Racial Critiques Debate — Introduction, 103 Harv. L. Rev. 1844 (1990).
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Pragmatism, Oppression, and the Flight to Substance
August 19, 2026
Scott Brewer, Pragmatism, Oppression, and the Flight to Substance, 63 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1753 (1990).
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Scott Brewer, Satisfaction and Posner’s Morin Opinion: Aliquando bonus dormitat posnerus?, 120 Harv. L. Rev. 1123 (2007).
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In a flawed system, a Black prosecutor wonders if she’s pursuing justice or being complicit
August 19, 2026
Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., In a flawed system, a Black prosecutor wonders if she’s pursuing justice or being complicit, Wash. Po., Feb. 4, 2022.
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While Democracy Sleeps: A White Paper on Democratic Citizenship in the United States
August 19, 2026
Paul C. Taylor, Stephanie Robinson, Eddie S. Glaude & Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr., While Democracy Sleeps: A White Paper on Democratic Citizenship in the United…