Just to prove that even the silliest idea can be pursued to its illogical conclusion, Legal Realism spawned Critical Legal Studies.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Legal Realism led to Critical Legal Studies, showing ideas can be pushed to extremes.
- In plain terms
- One legal idea led to a more extreme movement over time.
- What can you take from it?
- Ideas can evolve into unintended consequences if pushed too far.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do ideas change?
- When does logic fail?
Another view
Critical Legal Studies has valid critiques of legal structures.
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