Abstract:
This paper aims at connecting two ideas that play a fundamental role in Robert Alexy’s theory
of legal reasoning, namely, on the one hand the idea of a dialogue and on the other hand the idea
of a value (a goal to be realised in the political and legal domain). In particular, I shall argue
that goal-oriented (teleological) considerations can contribute to determining the structure of dialectical
interactions. Correspondingly, it is possible identify a variety of teleologically justified
kinds of legal dialogues.
