"Law & Truth is one of the most significant books on jurisprudence
to be published in recent years."--Notre Dame Law Review
"Patterson's project succeeds."--Columbia Law Review
"An invaluable addition to the literature on philosophical realism,
language philosophy, and legal philosophy."--Choice
"An excellent compendium of contemporary views on the
epistemological soundness of contemporary theory of
jurisprudence....[Includes] two superlative [chapters] on the
jurisprudential notions of Ronald Dworkin and Stanley Fish. This
thorough ventilation of the claims and pretentions of these two
eminent jurists brings readers... to the forefront of controversy
in the philosophy of law and related philosophical disciplines....
The concluding chapters...offer
Patterson's own claim that truth is best seen as a linguistic
practice among competently trained communicators.... An invaluable
addition to the literature on philosophical realism, language
philosophy
and legal philosophy."--Choice
"Patterson's book is an important piece of work on a topic
fundamental to legal theory and currently of great interest in
scholarly circles. Professor Patterson addresses large and
difficult issues of metaphysics, epistemology, and the philosophy
of language, which many believe to lie at the foundations of law
and legal reasoning."--Gerald J. Postema, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Law & Truth is one of the most significant books on jurisprudence
to be published in recent years."--Notre Dame Law Review
"Patterson's project succeeds."--Columbia Law Review
"An invaluable addition to the literature on philosophical realism,
language philosophy, and legal philosophy."--Choice
"An excellent compendium of contemporary views on the
epistemological soundness of contemporary theory of
jurisprudence....[Includes] two superlative [chapters] on the
jurisprudential notions of Ronald Dworkin and Stanley Fish. This
thorough ventilation of the claims and pretentions of these two
eminent jurists brings readers... to the forefront of controversy
in the philosophy of law and related philosophical disciplines....
The concluding chapters...offer
Patterson's own claim that truth is best seen as a linguistic
practice among competently trained communicators.... An invaluable
addition to the literature on philosophical realism, language
philosophy
and legal philosophy."--Choice
"Patterson's book is an important piece of work on a topic
fundamental to legal theory and currently of great interest in
scholarly circles. Professor Patterson addresses large and
difficult issues of metaphysics, epistemology, and the philosophy
of language, which many believe to lie at the foundations of law
and legal reasoning."--Gerald J. Postema, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
"Patterson writes with astonishing breadth and clarity about every
issue facing anyone thinking seriously about contemporary law and
the possibility of making 'true' statements about what law
requires."--Sanford Levinson, University of Texas at Austin School
of Law
"This book constitutes one of the best overviews of the important
recent debate over legal justification, providing a fascinating
survey of discussion of meaning and truth as it lays the groundwork
for Patterson's original and provocative answer to the question,
'What does it mean to say that a proposition of law is true?'
Through its deep acquaintance with both Wittgenstein and postmodern
theory, it is a book sure to stimulate and raise the level of
debate
among legal and political philosophers."--James Tully, McGill
University
"Patterson's title literally captures the agenda of this lucid and
tightly reasoned book; philosophical theories of truth can inform
and enrich jurisprudential theories of law."--William Eskridge,
"Georgetown University Law Center
"Law and Truth is a valuable contribution to legal
theory."--Michigan Law Review
"...incisive and succinct postmodern critique of contemporary legal
theory..."--Ethics
"Law and Truth, Patterson's most ambitious work to date, is both an
intellectual tour de force and a good, old-fashioned street
brawl."--Yale Law Journal
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