On Trial: From Adam & Eve to O.J. SimpsonBeginning 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. |
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... School of Law . All rights reserved . Reprinted with permission . Copyright 2004 by Lexington Books All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be reproduced , stored in a retrieval system , or transmitted in any form or by ...
... School of Law . All rights reserved . Reprinted with permission . Copyright 2004 by Lexington Books All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be reproduced , stored in a retrieval system , or transmitted in any form or by ...
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... the Memory of my Law School teachers ( 1948-1951 ) who , with a few noble exceptions , preached ( and hence taught ) far better than they could practice . Contents Foreword by Abner J. Mikva Preface Introduction 1 From.
... the Memory of my Law School teachers ( 1948-1951 ) who , with a few noble exceptions , preached ( and hence taught ) far better than they could practice . Contents Foreword by Abner J. Mikva Preface Introduction 1 From.
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... School with the no- tion that being a wordsmith was the most useful calling around , and that law school allowed one to use wordsmithing in so many ways . Writing for the journals , for others to pick over , criticize , and elaborate on ...
... School with the no- tion that being a wordsmith was the most useful calling around , and that law school allowed one to use wordsmithing in so many ways . Writing for the journals , for others to pick over , criticize , and elaborate on ...
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... school . He would enter his class and pay studious attention to the opening words of the professor , and if they stimulated his thought process , he would become engaged . His contributions were vigorous and stimulated the Socratic dia ...
... school . He would enter his class and pay studious attention to the opening words of the professor , and if they stimulated his thought process , he would become engaged . His contributions were vigorous and stimulated the Socratic dia ...
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... school classmate . He is perhaps the most successful member professionally of our class , having served with distinction in the leg- islative , judicial , and executive branches of the national government . He and I have collaborated ...
... school classmate . He is perhaps the most successful member professionally of our class , having served with distinction in the leg- islative , judicial , and executive branches of the national government . He and I have collaborated ...
Contents
From Adam and Eve to Faustus | 5 |
1 B LUCIFER AND FAUSTUS | 21 |
Clytemnestra Electra and Orestes | 41 |
2B THE CHARACTER OF A MATRICIDE | 48 |
2C THE HUNTING OF ORESTES | 52 |
2D QUERIES ABOUT THE ORESTEIA | 61 |
Jonah and the Ninevites | 71 |
Oedipus Creon and Antigone | 83 |
Thomas More the King and the Pope | 253 |
John P Altgeld and the Haymarketers | 283 |
Notorious Defendants in Our Time | 297 |
12B JULIUS ROSENBERG ETHEL ROSENBERG AND MORTON SOBELL | 313 |
12C THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES | 327 |
12D DAVID T DELLINGER ET AL | 329 |
12E RICHARD M NIXON ET AL | 336 |
From Spiro T Agnew to O J Simpson | 381 |
4B SOPHOCLES ANTIGONE | 97 |
4C ANOUIHLS ANTIGONE | 100 |
Abraham and Kierkegaard | 111 |
Socrates of Athens | 135 |
6B XENOPHONS APOLOGY OF SOCRATES | 140 |
Jesus of Nazareth | 155 |
7B THE GOSPEL OF MARK | 172 |
Joan of Arc | 205 |
Shylock and Shakespeare | 231 |
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