Between Legality and Anarchy: A Comment on Larry Alexander’s Essay on Law and Politics

Authors

  • Gonçalo de Almeida Ribeiro Catholic University of Lisbon, Palma de Cima 1649-023 Lisbon, Portugal

Keywords:

Rules; Legal Indeterminacy; First-Order Reasoning; Second-Order Reasoning; Regularity

Abstract

Larry Alexander argues that first-order reasoning tells us both that we need rules to be followed and that we should not follow rules. Herein lies ‘the gap’, a problem that he finds intractable. I argue that the problem is real but also manageable, and offer reasons to resist an extreme form of legal skepticism.

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Published

06-12-2018

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2018): Law and Politics

Section

Thematic Issue

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