{"product_id":"the-pragmatism-and-prejudice-of-oliver-wendell-holmes-jr-paperback","title":"The Pragmatism and Prejudice of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeth Vannatta\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Lian\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eRaff Donelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeth Vannatta is professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Morgan State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463823999154,"sku":"9781498561266","price":84.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2bd56a9c05db9e26de3ae78c2dc9cc3f.webp?v=1778995057","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-pragmatism-and-prejudice-of-oliver-wendell-holmes-jr-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}