It's still a horror novel, but it's one that gnaws away at the very premises of the horror novel.
"In short, the very premises upon which this proposed merger rest are themselves without foundation," Mr. Powell said.
Later political theorists and philosophers such as Jane Bennett and Charles Taylor sought to question the very premises of Weber's thesis that science serves only to disenchant the world and dispel spiritual feeling.
The notion that more speech inhibits or corrupts public debate contradicts the very premises of the Citizens United decision that government has no business limiting the source, content or quality of the speech deployed in debate.
He added: "Camp David was a rare moment in time, and the violence has thrown into question the very premises that undergirded the progress on a variety of issues at the summit".
If the appeals court was correct in suggesting that even Judge Trager's worthy intentions cannot justify race-conscious actions by government, that theory would seem to call into question the very premises of affirmative action.
