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Formalism and pragmatism in American law / by Thomas C. Grey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grey, Thomas C., author.
- Series:
- The Social Sciences of Practice 2.
- The Social Sciences of Practice ; Volume 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--United States--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Legal positivism.
- Realism.
- Pragmatism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (270 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Formalism and Pragmatism in American Law Thomas Grey gives a full account of each of these modes of legal thought, with particular attention to the versions of them promulgated by their influential exponents Christopher Columbus Langdell and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Grey argues that legal pragmatism as understood by Holmes is the best jurisprudential framework for a modern legal system. He enriches his theoretical account with treatments of central issues in three important areas of law in the United States: constitutional interpretation, property, and torts.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 Do We Have an Unwritten Constitution?
- 2 The Disintegration of Property
- 3 Langdell’s Orthodoxy
- 4 Holmes and Legal Pragmatism
- 5 Accidental Torts
- Bibliography
- Index of Terms.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-27289-5
- OCLC:
- 880531551
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004272897 DOI
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