ABSTRACT
Legal reasoning – in particular, adjudication, decision-making by judges – should fascinate philosophers more than it does. Rationality fascinates philosophers, and adjudication offers insight into the rationality of practical decision-making. How could it not? It offers for examination a hundreds-of-years-long written record of attempts to resolve disputes consistently, fairly, and justly. In particular, reflection of this record sheds light on pragmatism and its treatment of moral matters.
