Logic Justice is the practice of recognising adopted logical standards in a dialectical enquiry, of negotiating those best suited to the context, and of appreciating the coherence of views we do not agree with while still seeking constructive interaction and communication. It offers a way of addressing the oppressive contribution of logic in the community in light of the received wisdom of critical theory, while also rehabilitating logic as a tool for building new channels of communication. The talk will illustrate this idea through a New Zealand court case in which Māori customs and practices came to be recognised as part of the common law.

References

Girard, Patrick. A Logician's Code of Conduct. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2026. https://www.mqup.ca/Books/A/A-Logician-s-Code-of-Conduct.

Girard, Patrick. Logic in the Wild. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024. https://www.mqup.ca/Books/L/Logic-in-the-Wild2.

Salmond, Anne. 2017. Tears of Rangi : Experiments across Worlds. Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press. 2017.

Mangraviti, Franci. 2024. “The Contribution of Logic to Epistemic Injustice.” Social Epistemology 38 (5): 619–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2023.2291775.

Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis v The King - SC 49/2019 : https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/cases/peter-hugh-mcgregor-ellis-v-the-queen-1