Paper's abstract

Isaak I. Dore, French influence on the New Post-Modern Legal Episte-mology in the United States
This article hopes to begin a debate on the nature and origins of crosscurrents in contemporary Franco-American legal philosophy. As such, no claim is made to an exhaustive treatment of the subject. The central thesis of this article is that although each country has its own distinct philosophical traditions, French philosophical thought has had a distinct influence on American legal philosophy in the latter half of the twentieth century. To demonstrate this, the article summarizes the seminal thought of certain twentieth century French philosophers such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida and Jean-Francois. It then traces their influence on their contemporary American counterparts such as Jack Balkin, Pierre Schlag, Duncan Kennedy, Peter Gabel, Mark Kelman, Drucilla Cornell, Richard Rorty and Stanley Fish.

Key Words : Sartre, Foucault, Derrida, Lyotard
t. 49 : 2005, p. 368-399

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