You know, I haven't read his book yet, mainly because I've always gotten a bad vibe from Levin in general - considering that logical consistency is obviously not on tap in his latest work, I see no reason to question my gut feeling. On the other hand, what the hell - 20'th century jurisprudence is littered with folks who discarded principle in favor of noble ends, so what's one more, right?
You know, I haven't read his book yet, mainly because I've always gotten a bad vibe from Levin in general - considering that logical consistency is obviously not on tap in his latest work, I see no reason to question my gut feeling.
I think your gut feeling is correct. To put it mildly, and without sidetracking this thread into a review of his book: Mr. Levin has not succeeded in impressing me with his legal acumen in general, and logical rigor is not exactly on display in MIB.