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The Pragmatism and Prejudice of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Edited by Seth Vannatta - Contributions by Alexander Lian; Raff Donelson; Frederic R. Kellogg; Sarah Woolwine; Allen Mendenhall; Catharine Wells; Brian Butler and Susan Haack

This book investigates the extent to which various scholarly labels are appropriate for the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. As Louis Menand wrote, “Holmes has been called a formalist, a positivist, a utilitarian, a realist, a historicist, a pragmatist, (not to mention a nihilist).” Each of the eight chapters investigates one label, analyzes the secondary texts that support the use of the term to characterize Holmes’s philosophy, and takes a stand on whether or not the category is appropriate for Holmes by assessing his judicial and nonjudicial publications, including his books, articles, and posthumously published correspondences. The thrust of the collection as a whole, nevertheless, bends toward the stance that Holmes is a pragmatist in his jurisprudence, ethics, and politics. The final chapter, by Susan Haack, makes that case explicitly.

Edited by Seth Vannatta, this book will be of particular interest to students and faculty working in law, jurisprudence, philosophy, intellectual history, American Studies, political science, and constitutional theory.
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Lexington Books
Pages: 214 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-1-4985-6124-2 • Hardback • June 2019 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
978-1-4985-6126-6 • Paperback • July 2021 • $44.99 • (£35.00)
978-1-4985-6125-9 • eBook • June 2019 • $42.50 • (£35.00)
Series: American Philosophy Series
Subjects: Philosophy / Individual Philosophers, Political Science / American Government / Judicial Branch
Seth Vannatta is professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Morgan State University.
Introduction- Seth Vannatta

1.The Jobbist- Alexander Lian

2.The Nihilist- Raff Donelson

3.The Utilitarian- Frederic Kellogg

4.The Social Darwinist- Seth Vannatta and Sarah Woolwine

5.The Natural Law Theorist- Allen Mendenhall

6.The Positivist- Catharine Wells

7.The Legal Realist- Brian Butler

8.The Pragmatist- Susan Haack

The Pragmatism and Prejudice of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • This book investigates the extent to which various scholarly labels are appropriate for the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. As Louis Menand wrote, “Holmes has been called a formalist, a positivist, a utilitarian, a realist, a historicist, a pragmatist, (not to mention a nihilist).” Each of the eight chapters investigates one label, analyzes the secondary texts that support the use of the term to characterize Holmes’s philosophy, and takes a stand on whether or not the category is appropriate for Holmes by assessing his judicial and nonjudicial publications, including his books, articles, and posthumously published correspondences. The thrust of the collection as a whole, nevertheless, bends toward the stance that Holmes is a pragmatist in his jurisprudence, ethics, and politics. The final chapter, by Susan Haack, makes that case explicitly.

    Edited by Seth Vannatta, this book will be of particular interest to students and faculty working in law, jurisprudence, philosophy, intellectual history, American Studies, political science, and constitutional theory.
Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 214 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
    978-1-4985-6124-2 • Hardback • June 2019 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
    978-1-4985-6126-6 • Paperback • July 2021 • $44.99 • (£35.00)
    978-1-4985-6125-9 • eBook • June 2019 • $42.50 • (£35.00)
    Series: American Philosophy Series
    Subjects: Philosophy / Individual Philosophers, Political Science / American Government / Judicial Branch
Author
Author
  • Seth Vannatta is professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Morgan State University.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Introduction- Seth Vannatta

    1.The Jobbist- Alexander Lian

    2.The Nihilist- Raff Donelson

    3.The Utilitarian- Frederic Kellogg

    4.The Social Darwinist- Seth Vannatta and Sarah Woolwine

    5.The Natural Law Theorist- Allen Mendenhall

    6.The Positivist- Catharine Wells

    7.The Legal Realist- Brian Butler

    8.The Pragmatist- Susan Haack

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