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02867aam a2200325 i 4500 001 79F79500DDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230418010100 008 220322t20232023txua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781477326411 020 $a 1477326413 035 $a (OCoLC)1304815036 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d MOS $d GWL $d CDX $d WLL $d YDX $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a KF380 $b .P69 2023 100 1 $a Powers, William, $c Jr., $d 1946-2019, $e author. 245 10 $a Sharpening the legal mind : $b how to think like a lawyer / $c William Powers Jr. ; edited by John Deigh. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Austin, TX : $b University of Texas Press, $c 2023. 300 $a xi, 224 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Editor's preface -- "I want my old mind back" -- "The case of the speluncean explorers" -- Law's contours -- Law and morals : positivism and natural law -- Historical schools of thought : the American Revolution to World War II -- Historical schools of thought : the legal process school in the mid-twentieth century -- Two background moral theories -- Historical schools of thought : critical legal studies and postmodern legal theories -- Methodological polytheism. 520 $a "The way lawyers and judges think about the law can appear deeply mysterious. They see nuance and meaning in statutes and long-ranging implications in rules that seem hidden to the rest of us. Accessible and thought provoking, Sharpening the Legal Mind helps explain the cases and controversies that come before the courts. Written by William Powers, the former president of the University of Texas at Austin, this concise and precise reference introduces the philosophical and intellectual history of legal thought, including the academic study of law and legal reasoning and analysis. Powers discusses topics such as the distinction between laws and morals, the relationship been courts and legislatures, and the role of coercion in laws. In eight chapters, he follows the evolution of debates on these issues and others through different generations and movements in American social and legal thought-formalism, realism, utilitarianism-to critical legal studies and postmodern theory. The perfect read for anyone looking for a primer on legal reasoning, Sharpening the Legal Mind is a brief introduction to the historical debates that still influence the rule of law in our lives"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Law $z United States $x History. $x History. 650 0 $a Jurisprudence $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Law $x History. $z United States $x History. 700 1 $a Deigh, John, $e editor. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230418012725.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=79F79500DDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search