Sharpening the legal mind : how to think like a lawyer / William Powers Jr. ; edited by John Deigh.
2023
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Title
Sharpening the legal mind : how to think like a lawyer / William Powers Jr. ; edited by John Deigh.
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Edition
First edition.
Imprint
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2023.
Description
1 online resource
Formatted Contents Note
Intro
Contents
Editor's Preface
One. "I Want My Old Mind Back"
Two. "The Case of the Speluncean Explorers"
Three. Law's Contours
Four. Law and Morals: Positivism and Natural Law
Five. Historical Schools of Thought: The American Revolution to World War II
Six. Historical Schools of Thought: The Legal Process School in the Mid-Twentieth Century
Seven. Two Background Moral Theories
Eight. Historical Schools of Thought: Critical Legal Studies and Postmodern Legal Theories
Nine. Methodological Polytheism
Notes
Index.
Contents
Editor's Preface
One. "I Want My Old Mind Back"
Two. "The Case of the Speluncean Explorers"
Three. Law's Contours
Four. Law and Morals: Positivism and Natural Law
Five. Historical Schools of Thought: The American Revolution to World War II
Six. Historical Schools of Thought: The Legal Process School in the Mid-Twentieth Century
Seven. Two Background Moral Theories
Eight. Historical Schools of Thought: Critical Legal Studies and Postmodern Legal Theories
Nine. Methodological Polytheism
Notes
Index.
Summary
The way lawyers think about the law can seem deeply mysterious. They see nuance and meaning in statutes and implications in judicial opinions that are opaque to the rest of us. Accessible and thought provoking, Sharpening the Legal Mind explains how lawyers analyze the cases and controversies that come before the courts. Written by William Powers Jr., the former president of the University of Texas at Austin, this book is an authoritative introduction to the academic study of law and legal reasoning, including insights into the philosophy of law and the intellectual history of legal thought. Powers discusses the methods lawyers use to interpret the law, the relation between law and morals, and the role of courts in shaping the law. In eight chapters, he follows the historical debate on these issues and others through different generations and movements in American legal thought--formalism, realism, positivism--to critical legal studies and postmodern theory. The perfect read for anyone looking for a primer on legal reasoning, Sharpening the Legal Mind demystifies the debates and approaches to thinking like a lawyer that profoundly influence the rule of law in our lives.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 8, 2023).
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Print version: Powers, William Sharpening the Legal Mind Austin : University of Texas Press,c2023
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Language
English
ISBN
9781477326428 electronic book
1477326421 electronic book
1477326413
9781477326411
1477326421 electronic book
1477326413
9781477326411
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