On Trial: From Adam & Eve to O. J. Simpson Contributor(s): Anastaplo, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739107801 ISBN-13: 9780739107805 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $72.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Beginning with the serpent in the Garden of Eden and ending with O.J. Simpson, author George Anastaplo offers an exploration of justice and the rule of law through well-known trials both ancient and modern, real and fictional. On Trial is a detailed and fascinating discussion of legal reason, moral judgment, political life, and the events that give them meaning. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Legal History - History | World - General - Law | Jurisprudence |
Dewey: 340.11 |
LCCN: 2003022688 |
Physical Information: 1.49" H x 6.06" W x 8.92" (1.68 lbs) 520 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: On Trial is an exegesis on legal reason, moral judgment, political life, and the events that give them meaning. Beginning with the serpent in the Garden of Eden and ending with O. J. Simpson, esteemed thinker George Anastaplo offers students, scholars, and informed readers an exploration of justice and the rule of law through well-known trials ancient and modern, real and fictional. Anastaplo starts with an interrogation of the good common sense on which most of us draw to make successful judgments. He examines the nurturing of this faculty against rationality, moral obligation, and the contingencies of history and culture. Using classic literary sources as well as real trial histories, On Trial puts legal and moral reason squarely beneath the critical lens. |