Professor Thom Brooks' Outputs (7)

A Critique of Pragmatism and Deliberative Democracy (2009)
Journal Article
Brooks, T. (2009). A Critique of Pragmatism and Deliberative Democracy. Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society, 45(1), 50-54

Robert B. Talisse's A Pragmatist Philosophy of Democracy is a genuine tour de force. His aim is both to defend a particular view of pragmatism originating with the work of Charles Sanders Peirce and, at the same time, argue in favour of a new view of... Read More about A Critique of Pragmatism and Deliberative Democracy.

The Right to a Fair Trial (2009)
Book
Brooks, T. (Ed.). (2009). The Right to a Fair Trial. Ashgate Publishing

The right to a fair trial is often held as a central constitutional protection. It nevertheless remains unclear what precisely should count as a 'fair' trial and who should decide verdicts. This already difficult issue has become even more important... Read More about The Right to a Fair Trial.

D. Miller et "Distributing Responsibilities". (2009)
Journal Article
Brooks, T. (2009). D. Miller et "Distributing Responsibilities". Archives de philosophie du droit, 52, 381-386

D. Miller considère que sa théorie de la connexion peut se révéler précieuse en soulignant la complexité de l’attribution de la responsabilité réparatrice afin de soulager la misère du monde. L’auteur apprécie à sa juste valeur cette exploration des... Read More about D. Miller et "Distributing Responsibilities"..

Muirhead, Hetherington, and Mackenzie (2009)
Book Chapter
Brooks, T. (2009). Muirhead, Hetherington, and Mackenzie. In W. Sweet (Ed.), The Moral, Social and Political Philosophy of the British Idealists (209-232). Imprint Academic

The right to trial by jury (2009)
Book Chapter
Brooks, T. (2009). The right to trial by jury. In T. Brooks (Ed.), The Right to a Fair Trial (83-98). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315085401-3

Recently, the right to trial by jury has attracted a number of vociferous critics zvith deep reservations about the use of juries, most of whom are in favour of greatly restricting the use of juries with a minon"ty desiring complete abolition. This a... Read More about The right to trial by jury.

A defence of jury nullification (2009)
Book Chapter
Brooks, T. (2009). A defence of jury nullification. In T. Brooks (Ed.), The Right to a Fair Trial (225-247). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315085401-7

In both Great Britain and the United States there has been a growing debate about the modern acceptability of jury nullification. Properly understoodj,u ries do not havea ny constitutionalr ight to ignore the law, but they do have the power to do so... Read More about A defence of jury nullification.

The Problem with Polygamy (2009)
Journal Article
Brooks, T. (2009). The Problem with Polygamy. Philosophical Topics, 37(2), 109-122. https://doi.org/10.5840/philtopics20093727

Polygamy is a hotly contested practice and open to widespread misunderstandings. This practice is defined as a relationship between either one husband and multiple wives or one wife and multiple husbands. Today, “polygamy” almost exclusively takes th... Read More about The Problem with Polygamy.