Why the Interdisciplinary Movement in Legal Academia Might be a Bad Idea (For Most Law Schools)
Balkanization — Why the Interdisciplinary Movement in Legal Academia Might be a Bad Idea (For Most Law Schools): Interdisciplinary studies are currently the rage in legal academia. An increasing number of law schools are touting their interdisciplinary programs, which include offering courses from other academic disciplines (economics, statistics, anthropology, etc.) in the law school curriculum, creating law and […]
"Webs of Significance," Clifford Geertz
Cover of The Interpretation of Cultures An individual is bound up in a series of symbolic or mythic representations – “man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun” (Clifford Geertz, Interpretation of Cultures) – which serve to generate and maintain meaning. Together, these symbols and myths provide the structure for our world-views. They constitute a cohesive […]
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