Introduction to the Meador Lectures on Boundaries
Alabama Law Review, Forthcoming
Meador Lectures on Boundaries, 2013
18 Pages Posted: 22 Sep 2013 Last revised: 30 Sep 2013
Date Written: September 5, 2013
Abstract
This essay introduces the 2011-2012 Meador Lecture Series on Boundaries. The essay introduces the concept of “boundaries” generally, and also makes the argument that frequently legal decision-making depends upon the application of a rule – which may not itself be defensible against other plausible rules – to create a specific criterial boundary for an otherwise vaguely-bounded concept. The essay then briefly considers the coherence and necessity of this method of legal decision-making.
Keywords: boundaries, concepts, vagueness, rules, limits, sorites paradox
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