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Indlæser... Law Without Values : The Life, Work, and Legacy of Justice Holmesaf Albert W. Alschuler
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In 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." No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)347.73Social sciences Law Courts And Procedure North America United StatesLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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He is mostly idolized. He got some important things right (freedom of speech) but he also got some important things very wrong (eugenics, power and moral absolutes).
This books is best approached by serious students of the law or jurisprudence. While the author addresses his subject well he approaches it in a way that would probably best communicate to law students or lawyers. Since the information was originally used as lecture materials for college level classes this makes sense. There is still a niche out there for an easily read biography that makes some of these same points but with less focus on law and jurisprudence. ( )