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An Introduction to Legal Reasoning (Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
Edward H. Levi
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Description for An Introduction to Legal Reasoning (Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
Paperback. Helps in understanding the role of analogical reasoning in the law. This volume is of interest to students of logic, ethics, and political philosophy, as well as to members of the legal profession and everyone concerned with problems of government and jurisprudence. Editor(s): Levi, Edward H. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Originally published in 1949, An Introduction to Legal Reasoning is widely acknowledged as a classic text. As its opening sentence states, "This is an attempt to describe generally the process of legal reasoning in the field of case law and in the interpretation of statutes and of the Constitution." In elegant and lucid prose, Edward H. Levi does just that in a concise manner, providing an intellectual foundation for generations of students as well as general readers. For this edition, the book includes a substantial new foreword by leading contemporary legal scholar Frederick Schauer that helpfully places this foundational book ... Read more
Originally published in 1949, An Introduction to Legal Reasoning is widely acknowledged as a classic text. As its opening sentence states, "This is an attempt to describe generally the process of legal reasoning in the field of case law and in the interpretation of statutes and of the Constitution." In elegant and lucid prose, Edward H. Levi does just that in a concise manner, providing an intellectual foundation for generations of students as well as general readers. For this edition, the book includes a substantial new foreword by leading contemporary legal scholar Frederick Schauer that helpfully places this foundational book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226089720
SKU
V9780226089720
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About Edward H. Levi
Edward H. Levi (1911-2000) was attorney general of the United States from 1975 to 1977, president of the University of Chicago, and dean of the University of Chicago Law School.
Reviews for An Introduction to Legal Reasoning (Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
"An Introduction to Legal Reasoning was when published an important contribution to the distinctively American view of legal argument, legal reasoning, legal decision making, and legal thought. It remains so to this day, and by no means solely for historical reasons." (Frederick Schauer, from the foreword) "Few volumes of such small bulk contain so much matter for thought." (Law Quarterly ... Read more