Acknowledgements

• Author: Simeon C.R. McIntosh
• Profession: Professor Emeritus of Law at Howard University, Washington, DC
• Pages: 11-11

Acknowledgements

My interest in hermeneutics was largely formed through an encounter

with Richard Harvey Brown, a professor of social theory at the University

of Maryland, when I was an assistant professor at Howard University Law

School in Washington, D.C. I first chanced upon his essay ‘Social Theory as

Metaphor’, which piqued my interest. We arranged for a meeting and that

was the beginning of a wonderful friendship. Professor Brown steered me in

the direction of hermeneutics and referred me to the works of Hirsch and

Gadamer, and of several other theorists. He guided me in the writing of my

principal essay: ‘Legal Hermeneutics: A Philosophical Critique’. I will forever

be grateful.

In the preparation of the manuscript for publication, I have again returned

to the faithful: Dr Roy McCree, who gave his usual care and assistance in the

editing of the manuscript; Pat Worrell, who gave her usual excellent service

in typing the manuscript; and Amanda Byer once again assisted with the

preparation of the bibliography.

Finally, I wish to express my gratitude to the University of Oklahoma

Law Review, the Howard Law Journal, and the Caribbean Law Review for

permission to republish these essays. They are republished in the order in

which they originally appeared.