Justice Holmes and the Natural Law: Studies in the Origins of Holmes Legal Philosophy
First Published in 1993. Not intended as a new biography of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes or as a critical study of his legal philosophy, this book’s intention is to help fill a gap in the studies of Holmes. Without denying the power with which Holmes reacted against intellectual traditions of the nineteenth century, the author hopes to show that natural law and transcendentalist philosophy formed important vital sources of his mature legal theory.
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Justice Holmes and the Natural Law: Studies in the Origins of Holmes Legal Philosophy
First Published in 1993. Not intended as a new biography of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes or as a critical study of his legal philosophy, this book’s intention is to help fill a gap in the studies of Holmes. Without denying the power with which Holmes reacted against intellectual traditions of the nineteenth century, the author hopes to show that natural law and transcendentalist philosophy formed important vital sources of his mature legal theory.
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Justice Holmes and the Natural Law: Studies in the Origins of Holmes Legal Philosophy

Justice Holmes and the Natural Law: Studies in the Origins of Holmes Legal Philosophy

by Michael H. Hoffheimer
Justice Holmes and the Natural Law: Studies in the Origins of Holmes Legal Philosophy

Justice Holmes and the Natural Law: Studies in the Origins of Holmes Legal Philosophy

by Michael H. Hoffheimer

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First Published in 1993. Not intended as a new biography of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes or as a critical study of his legal philosophy, this book’s intention is to help fill a gap in the studies of Holmes. Without denying the power with which Holmes reacted against intellectual traditions of the nineteenth century, the author hopes to show that natural law and transcendentalist philosophy formed important vital sources of his mature legal theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781135530259
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/26/2013
Series: Distinguished Studies in American Legal and Constitutional History
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Harold M. Hyman, William P. Hobby Professor of History Rice University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Problems with the Holmes Problem; Chapter 2 Philosophy at College; Chapter 3 Search for Control; Epilogue;
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