tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post6035936396281375717..comments2023-12-20T03:53:19.857-05:00Comments on Jost on Justice: Breyer's Two Decades as the "Cold-Fish" Justice <b>Kenneth Jost</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08130278447396616546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-13285812989966318602014-08-20T18:34:16.746-04:002014-08-20T18:34:16.746-04:00People use the term "pragmatic" to descr...People use the term "pragmatic" to describe Breyer and I think that is incorrect as a matter of taxonomy. Properly situated Breyer is an adherent of moral particularism. There is, to be sure, some overlap between the two categories but there are also significant differences. For example, a pragmatist is ultimately persuaded by the practical consequences of a decision while a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-10072658942621327282014-08-20T14:57:23.339-04:002014-08-20T14:57:23.339-04:00To be fair, Andy Dufresne was also a rather cold f...To be fair, Andy Dufresne was also a rather cold fish but, two decades in Shawshank later, epically escaped to Mexico, so there's always that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739125502680107097.post-35784539809629314512014-08-20T12:32:43.007-04:002014-08-20T12:32:43.007-04:00Breyer has been a major disappointment. He will b...Breyer has been a major disappointment. He will be remembered for one thing only: his ridiculous aversion to footnotes. What a legacy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com