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The Incredulity of Peers
Language philosopher Bry Willis challenges the conventional concept of peers, arguing that modern institutions use the term as a legitimating fiction rather than a reflection of true social or intellectual equality. In the context of the legal system, the text asserts that a "jury of one's peers" consists not of individuals who share the defendant’s worldview, but of compliant tokens who reinforce the court's own authority. By examining the Nuremberg trials and the counterfactual history of The Man in the High Castle, the writer illustrates how ontological grammars—the underlying rules of…
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