ABSTRACT
Taking its bearings from classic texts including Plato, Kant, Hegel and Arendt this thoughtful and intriguing book provides philosophical reflection on what it is to judge and what judgement achieves alongside, and sometimes in competition with, thinking and willing. Opening with the landmark Mabo High Court case in Australia and with detailed reference to other significant debates of judgement of the twentieth century Max Deutscher seeks to explore and explain approaches to the concepts of what is good, right and legal. Describing a connection between reason and grounds intrinsic to judgement he analyses and explores the tendency towards absolutism that displaces proper judgement. By weaving concrete instances of judgement with philosophical thought Deutscher provides a fascinating phenomenology of practices of judgement that should appeal to all readers with an interest in legal, philosophical and political thought.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |10 pages
Introduction
part |51 pages
Achieving Judgement
chapter |22 pages
In Sensible Judgement
chapter |14 pages
Deemed and Sentenced
chapter |14 pages
Dissenting Judgement
part |45 pages
Making Judgements
chapter |16 pages
Judging as Right
chapter |16 pages
Living on the Premises1
chapter |12 pages
Inferring, Judging, Arguing
part |59 pages
Questioning Critique
chapter |22 pages
Sting of Reason
chapter |16 pages
Mystique of Critique
chapter |20 pages
Enigma Absolute
part |43 pages
Moving Establishment