Law in Contemporary Society

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 I have been trying to identify and understand a kind of anxiety I have felt while reading materials for this class thus far.

The “problem” of the course has been identified, albeit with some hesitation (aka the “pawning of the license”). The Holmes and Cohen pieces were assigned to provide us with the tools to attack the problem (aka the function of the functionalist approach). Accordingly, the next step will probably be for us to learn how to use tools like functionalism to not pawn our licenses.

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 As for feeling hopeless, I think -- I hope -- the point of having a license to practice law is that at least on some level you never really need to feel that way. You've always got that little bit of power.

-- GloverWright - 2 March 2010

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>		Sorry it took me a while to respond-- I wasn't quite sure what to write. I understand what you are proposing, but it just sounds way too optimistic or idealistic to me. I doubt most people would adopt this world view and truly believe in it/ act according to it, unless you attach some religious/ spiritual significance to it. Maybe we will feel less hopeless because we'll have a license, but we are a small section of society. What about everyone else? How many world disasters need to happen before the majority of people get over their bullshit and adopt the kind of clarity you advocate?? I don't have a better idea, though, which is why I started this thread in the first place, so... :/

-- KalliopeKefallinos - 21 March 2010


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