Legal Reasoning and Logic

• Autorzy: Jan Woleński
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper investigates the basis arguments of so-called legal logic and their relation to logic in its standard meaning. There is no doubt that legal arguments belong to logic in the wide sense (sensu largo), but their reduction to schemes of formal logic (logica sensu stricto) is a controversial issue. It can be demonstrated that only some legal arguments fall under explicit rules of formal logic, that is, having a deductive character. Most such reasoning is fallible, and its correctness depends on appealing to extra-logical principles taken from legal norms. For instance, if we say, "If it is permitted more, then it is permitted less" (argumentum a maiori ad minus), we assume that the concepts expressed by the words "more" and "less" are already defined.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Logic; Law; Legal doctrines

PL

Logika; Prawo; Doktryny prawne

• Czasopismo: Studia Humana
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: 13(3)
• Strony: 18--22

Twórcy

autor

Jan Woleński

• Wyższa Szkoła Informatyki i Zarządzania w Rzeszowie

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/sh-2024-0016