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Oliver Wendell Holmes - A Willing Servant to an Unknown God (Paperback)
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Oliver Wendell Holmes - A Willing Servant to an Unknown God (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
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Oliver Wendell Holmes was one of the most influential figures in
American law. As a Supreme Court Justice, he wrote foundational
opinions about such important constitutional issues as freedom of
speech and the limits of state regulatory power. As a scholar and
Massachusetts High Court judge, he helped to reshape the common law
for the modern industrial era. And yet, despite the many accounts
of his career, Holmes himself remains an enigma. This book is the
first to explore the nineteenth-century New England influences so
crucial to the formation of his character. Inspired by Ralph Waldo
Emerson's transcendentalism, Holmes belonged to a group of men who
formulated a philosophy known as American pragmatism that stood as
an alternative to English empiricism and German rationalism. This
innovative study places Holmes within the transcendentalist,
pragmatist tradition and thereby unlocks his unique identity and
contribution to American law. Wells' nuanced analysis will appeal
to legal scholars, historians, philosophers, and general readers
alike.
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