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The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., with a new introduction by Sheldon M. Novick is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Common Law about?
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) is generally considered one of the two greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Marshall being the other. In more than 2,000 opinions, he is delineated an impressive legal philosophy that profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, particularly in the area of civil liberties and judicial restraint. At the same time, his abilities as a prose stylist earned him a position among the literary elite.<p>Now the influential ideas
Who reads The Common Law?
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., with a new introduction by Sheldon M. Novick
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Incorporated
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486267463
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Political Science, Law, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.91 / 5 (300 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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