Law Without Values: The Life, Work, and Legacy of Justice HolmesIn recent decades, Oliver Wendell Holmes has been praised as "the only great American legal thinker" and "the most illustrious figure in the history of American law." But in Albert Alschuler's critique of both Justice Holmes and contemporary legal scholarship, a darker portrait is painted—that of a man who, among other things, espoused Social Darwinism, favored eugenics, and, as he himself acknowledged, came "devilish near to believing that might makes right." |
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Crítica de los usuarios - Chris_El - LibraryThingJustice Holmes is one of the most influential Supreme Court Justices in American history. Understanding him and his influence is key to understanding the history of law in America. He is mostly ... Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - Not Available - Book VerdictAlschuler (law, Univ. of Chicago Law Sch.) offers both a biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes and an unorthodox view of his professional and legal work, examining his worldview and ethical skepticism ... Leer comentario completo
Contenido
Moral Skepticism in TwentiethCentury American Law | 1 |
A PowerFocused Philosophy | 14 |
Would You Have Wanted Justice Holmes as a Friend? | 31 |
The Battlefield Conversion of Oliver Wendell Holmes | 41 |
Holmess Opinions | 52 |
Judging the Common Law | 84 |
The Descending Trail Holmess Path of the Law | 132 |
The Beatification of Oliver Wendell Holmes | 181 |
Ending the Slide from Socrates and Climbing Back | 187 |
Notes | 195 |
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| Título | Law Without Values: The Life, Work, and Legacy of Justice Holmes |
| Autor | Albert W. Alschuler |
| Edición | reimpresa |
| Editor | University of Chicago Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0226015211, 9780226015217 |
| Largo | 325 páginas |
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