E-Books →Sharpening the Legal Mind How to Think Like a Lawyer

Written by William Powers Jr., the former president of the University of Texas at Austin, this book is an authoritative introduction to the academic study of law and legal reasoning, including insights into the philosophy of law and the intellectual history of legal thought. Powers discusses the methods lawyers use to interpret the law, the relation between law and morals, and the role of courts in shaping the law. In eight chapters, he follows the historical debate on these issues and others through different generations and movements in American legal thought―formalism, realism, positivism―to critical legal studies and postmodern theory. The perfect read for anyone looking for a primer on legal reasoning,
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