Shapiro's planning theory reveals that rules of recognition are constitutive of legal institutions, not solutions to antecedent problems, undermining the derivation of obligation from coordination.
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(The statement refers to her specific theoretical requirements)
A philosopher (Laurie Shapiro) who studies the philosophy of mind and cognitive science; she has argued specific criteria for when we should consider something a real scientific category.
constitutive(an alternative type of relationship the grounding relation might be)
Describes how something is made up of or formed from basic components that define its essential nature.
coordination(as used in metaphysics)
The fact that two separate things work together or match up perfectly in a way that seems purposeful or connected.
rules of recognition(Used in the sense developed in legal positivism; contrasted with moral sources of obligation.)
The constitutive rules that define what counts as law within a legal system — i.e., rules that identify valid law — but which do not themselves generate moral obligations to follow the law.