Ep. 304: Dworkin v. Hart on Legal Judgment (Part Two)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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What Is the Purpose of the Law?
Shapiro: In interpreting the law, we really do need to look to purpose. Shapiro wants to defend positivism by saying, we are still interested in social facts. He says he doesn't think that means taking into account the intentions of legislatures. "If we take that tact West, what we'll end up with is, at least in the case of the American judicial system, we will end up right back in the Nazi"
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