Tadros, Victor (2009) Law, strategy and democracy : a response to Duff. Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol.26 (No.3). pp. 269-275. doi:10.1111/j.1468-5930.2009.00451.x

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Abstract

In this response to Antony Duff's paper, I raise doubts about the method of moving from internal to external critique, suggesting that external critique, focusing on more basic principles in moral and political philosophy, has primacy, and that internal critique, if it is done well, will very quickly turn external. I then suggest a different distinction: that between pure and strategic philosophical work, suggesting that more strategic work might be done in legal philosophy to improve the impact of philosophical work on those more concerned with policy. Finally, I suggest that more philosophically focused work on law and democracy has become increasingly important in the light of developments in criminal justice, something missing from Duff's account.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory K Law [Moys] > KA Jurisprudence
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Law -- Philosophy, Democracy
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Applied Philosophy
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	0264-3758
Official Date:	2009
Dates:	Date Event 2009 Published
Volume:	Vol.26
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 269-275
DOI:	10.1111/j.1468-5930.2009.00451.x
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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