Essential Holmes Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

Name: Essential Holmes Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
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ISBN: 9780226675541

ISBN-10: 0226675548

ISBN-13: 9780226675541

Edition: 1992 (Reprint)

Authors: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Richard A. Posner

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters, Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian, philosopher, and master of English style. Thematically arranged, the volume covers a rich variety of subjects from aging and death to themes in politics, personalities, and law. Posner's substantial introduction firmly places this wealth of material in its proper biographical and historical context. "A first-rate prose stylist, [Holmes] was perhaps the most quotable of all judges, as this ably edited volume shows."--Washington…

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 1/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 374
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.90" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Richard A. Posner is Circuit Judge, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.




Aging and Death



Joie de Vivre



Culture and Personalities



The Life Struggle



Metaphysics



The Social Struggle



The Activity of Law



The Common Law



Interpretation



Liberty Index