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.
| ISBN: | 9780739107805 |
| Publication date: | 7th June 2004 |
| Author: | George Anastaplo |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 528 pages |
| Genres: |
Jurisprudence and general issues Constitution: government and the state Civics and citizenship Human rights, civil rights Politics and government |
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.
On Trial features in the following genres: Jurisprudence and general issues, Constitution: government and the state, Civics and citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Politics and government
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On Trial was written by George Anastaplo and published by Lexington Books
On Trial has 528 pages
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