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It argues for evaluating academia not as an institution, but as a mode of thinking. Legal thought is fundamentally grounded in individual sincerity and conscience; limiting law to normative commentary stifles its creative potential. The article also emphasizes the importance of balancing Apollonian and Dionysian principles in legal thinking, critiques the new censorship mechanisms produced by postmodernism and advocates for reimagining law in aesthetic and philosophical dimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bsulawreview.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12BSULawRev1.3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download: PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12 Baku St. U. L.Rev. 97 (2026) Article language: Azerbaijani. 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