Law without values : the life, work, and legacy of Justice Holmes
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0226015203
ISBN 13
9780226015200
DDC
347.73
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
x, 325 pages
Subject
American Biography
Abstract
"Albert Alschuler's study of Holmes is very different from other books about him, in that it is an exercise in debunking him." - Voila
Description
Content:
Moral skepticism in twentieth-century American law -- A power-focused philosophy -- Would you have wanted Justice Holmes as a friend? -- The battlefield conversion of Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Holmes's opinions -- Judging the common law -- The descending trail : Holmes's path of the law -- The beatification of Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Ending the slide from Socrates and climbing back.
Moral skepticism in twentieth-century American law -- A power-focused philosophy -- Would you have wanted Justice Holmes as a friend? -- The battlefield conversion of Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Holmes's opinions -- Judging the common law -- The descending trail : Holmes's path of the law -- The beatification of Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Ending the slide from Socrates and climbing back.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-306) and index.
Number of Copies
1
