Books by Jonathan L Gorman
Rights and Reason ISBN 0-7735-2679-X chap 7, 2003
In 1919 was published in book form two articles from the Yale Law Journal written by Wesley Newco... more In 1919 was published in book form two articles from the Yale Law Journal written by Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld entitled "Fundamental legal conceptions as applied in judicial reasoning". 1 This work was an exercise in analytical jurisprudence and reflected the philosophical attitude also apparent in logical positivism: the idea that by scientific standards of meaning the truth is revealed. The book's "introduction"
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History and Theory, 2021
This review essay on Paul A. Roth's The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explanation follows... more This review essay on Paul A. Roth's The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explanation follows Roth in accepting the notion of a "narrative sentence" (from Danto's Analytical Philosophy of History) and takes up Roth's view that a narrative explanation elucidates that which it constructs. I also analyze the "relating of events" within a temporal frame, but I come to different conclusions than Roth does: I deny any necessary connection between a narrative explanation and a narrative sentence and object to Roth's insistence on "nonstandardization" as a necessary feature of a narrative explanation. I argue that a "passage of time" is characteristic of all our descriptions, regardless of whether they are scientific, historical, or anything else. Like Roth, I draw on the work of W. V. O. Quine to address the pragmatic question of how large a "unit of empirical significance" is to be, and I show that different practical situations may require different practical decisions about what sizes of unit are required, with whole narratives being units of significance in themselves. Problems of the epistemic structure of narratives remain, and I argue that relating a passage of time requires a theory that enables us to preclude any temporal gaps. A theory of conceptual linkage of any stripe seems incapable of doing that.
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ABSTRACTThis review essay on Paul A. Roth's The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explana... more ABSTRACTThis review essay on Paul A. Roth's The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explanation follows Roth in accepting the notion of a “narrative sentence” (from Danto's Analytical Philosophy of History) and takes up Roth's view that a narrative explanation elucidates that which it constructs. I also analyze the “relating of events” within a temporal frame, but I come to different conclusions than Roth does: I deny any necessary connection between a narrative explanation and a narrative sentence and object to Roth's insistence on “nonstandardization” as a necessary feature of a narrative explanation. I argue that a “passage of time” is characteristic of all our descriptions, regardless of whether they are scientific, historical, or anything else. Like Roth, I draw on the work of W. V. O. Quine to address the pragmatic question of how large a “unit of empirical significance” is to be, and I show that different practical situations may require different practical ...
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History and Theory, Jun 1, 2021
ABSTRACTThis review essay on Paul A. Roth's The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explana... more ABSTRACTThis review essay on Paul A. Roth's The Philosophical Structure of Historical Explanation follows Roth in accepting the notion of a “narrative sentence” (from Danto's Analytical Philosophy of History) and takes up Roth's view that a narrative explanation elucidates that which it constructs. I also analyze the “relating of events” within a temporal frame, but I come to different conclusions than Roth does: I deny any necessary connection between a narrative explanation and a narrative sentence and object to Roth's insistence on “nonstandardization” as a necessary feature of a narrative explanation. I argue that a “passage of time” is characteristic of all our descriptions, regardless of whether they are scientific, historical, or anything else. Like Roth, I draw on the work of W. V. O. Quine to address the pragmatic question of how large a “unit of empirical significance” is to be, and I show that different practical situations may require different practical decisions about what sizes of unit are required, with whole narratives being units of significance in themselves. Problems of the epistemic structure of narratives remain, and I argue that relating a passage of time requires a theory that enables us to preclude any temporal gaps. A theory of conceptual linkage of any stripe seems incapable of doing that.
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Consider time, ethics, philosophy, history, culture. That may seem to be everything at once. To c... more Consider time, ethics, philosophy, history, culture. That may seem to be everything at once. To consider these, put on your philosopher's hat. Or your historian's hat. Or the hat that covers (if there is more than one area of concern here) all relevant subjects or disciplines at the same time. Reflect particularly on ethics. And add reflection on time. Mix. And add reflection on the philosophy of history, if that is not already covered. If not already included in your approach, use as many different cultural approaches as you can think of. Mix the result. On the face of it, all these are the problem areas that need to be dealt with when reviewing for the Journal of Philosophy of History a collection of sixteen essays edited by Natan Elgabsi and Bennett Gilbert called Ethics and Time in the Philosophy of History: A Cross-Cultural Approach. 1 Has any concern been left out? It would seem to depend on one's approach to such matters, but then the devil would be in the detail. A first look at the Editors' introductory essay suggested a clear approach and total mastery of the details, but, as I began an attempt to think it through, I was reminded of the Irish poet Seamus Heaney's considering an invitation to translate the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, "it was labour-intensive work, scriptorium slow. 2 I proceeded dutifully…". 3 I thought I knew what he meant.
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Page 1. JONATHAN GORMAN an introduction to the philosophy of rights Page 2. Page 3. ... Page 4. 1... more Page 1. JONATHAN GORMAN an introduction to the philosophy of rights Page 2. Page 3. ... Page 4. 1 Page 5. Rights and Reason An Introduction to the Philosophy of Rights Jonathan Gorman McGill-Queen's University Press Montreal & Kingston Ithaca Page 6. ...
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On Immigration and Refugees examines some of the fundamental issues related to the rights and the... more On Immigration and Refugees examines some of the fundamental issues related to the rights and the duties a state has towards individuals seeking to enter the land over which it rules (p. 27) and the rights peoples have to be protected against submersion by a foreign ...
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