Monday, 22 July, second afternoon session: 16h-17h30

Analogical reasoning: Part 1 (Scott Brewer, Giovanni Sartor)

Themes covered in this session:

1. Analogical reasoning: an explanation of the basic invariant structure of reasoning by analogy, with exercises for representing analogical (and disanalogical) legal arguments
2. Analogical argument in example-based, case-based and casuistic arguments

Handout

• Scott Brewer, Ana-logic (link)

Readings

• Brewer, Exemplary Reasoning: Semantics, Pragmatics, and the Rational Force of Legal Reasoning By Analogy (especially Parts I, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII) (link)
• Grice, P. (1975). Logic and conversation. In Cole, P. and Morgan, J. L., editors, Syntax and Semantics, Vol. 3, Speech Acts, pages 41–58. Academic Press. (link)

Cases

• Monge v Beebe Rubber Company (link)
• Howard v Dorr Woolen Co (link)
• Cloutier v A and P (link)
• McBoyle vs United States (link)
• Webb v. McGowin (link)
• Mills v. Wyman (link)
• Adams v. New Jersey Steamboat Co. (link)

Optional readings

• Sinnott-Armstrong and Fogelin, Understanding Arguments, 8th ed., pages 267-76
• Jay Rosenberg, The Practice of Philosophy, chapter 2 (Rosenberg, Jay, The Practice of Philosophy, A handbook for beginners, Ch 2)