On Trial: From Adam & Eve to O.J. SimpsonLexington Books, 2004 - 499 pages Beginning 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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... political beliefs before the " character and fitness " committee that interviewed him . It wasn't that he had anything to hide , as anyone examining his back- ground could have figured out in a New York minute . This time he did want to ...
... political beliefs before the " character and fitness " committee that interviewed him . It wasn't that he had anything to hide , as anyone examining his back- ground could have figured out in a New York minute . This time he did want to ...
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... political scientist who has done substantial work both in classical thought and in the philosophy of Alfarabi . 10 He can refer to my discussions as samples of what I have called " constructive provocations . " Although On Trial has ...
... political scientist who has done substantial work both in classical thought and in the philosophy of Alfarabi . 10 He can refer to my discussions as samples of what I have called " constructive provocations . " Although On Trial has ...
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... political life , even though he notes that reason makes some men . Oedipus or Socrates , vulnerable . Reason is both a moderating influence and a political good . 15 We are then told , I have spoken of Anastaplo as an advocate of ...
... political life , even though he notes that reason makes some men . Oedipus or Socrates , vulnerable . Reason is both a moderating influence and a political good . 15 We are then told , I have spoken of Anastaplo as an advocate of ...
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... political scientist has said in his pre- liminary assessment , almost a decade ago , of my On Trial collection ... politics without fostering the utopian expectations that have played havoc with both our theory and our practice over the ...
... political scientist has said in his pre- liminary assessment , almost a decade ago , of my On Trial collection ... politics without fostering the utopian expectations that have played havoc with both our theory and our practice over the ...
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... political careers were Ramsey Clark and Patsy T. Mink . 9. Thus , we have served together as speakers on panels for which he was the prin- cipal attraction . Thus , also , he was Co - Chair of Citizens for the Constitution ( A Pro- ject ...
... political careers were Ramsey Clark and Patsy T. Mink . 9. Thus , we have served together as speakers on panels for which he was the prin- cipal attraction . Thus , also , he was Co - Chair of Citizens for the Constitution ( A Pro- ject ...
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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