The No Exceptions Doctrine

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Authors: Amos Maley
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Abstract

This paper establishes the No Exceptions Doctrine, which holds that admissibility and standing admit no exceptions, exemptions, or special cases. Once the governing constraints are fixed, they apply uniformly and without context-sensitive override; any purported exception constitutes an admissibility violation rather than a legitimate boundary case. The argument is strictly eliminative and necessity-based, introducing no discretionary rules, override mechanisms, or contextual balancing frameworks. By ruling out exception-based reasoning entirely, the paper closes a pervasive class of scientific, philosophical, and governance practices that attempt to preserve favored outcomes by carving out special treatment where structural constraints have already been breached.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Philosophical Ethics and Theory Legal processes and jurisprudence Epistemology Ethics and Metaphysics

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
8 February 2026