Author | Volkomer, Walter E. author |
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Title | The Passionate Liberal: The Political and Legal Ideas of Jerome Frank [electronic resource] / by Walter E. Volkomer |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1970 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6429-0 |
Descript | 244 p. online resource |
I. Introduction and Biographical Sketch -- II. Philosophical Skepticism -- 1. Historical Meaning of Skepticism -- 2. The Philosophy of a Modern Skeptic -- 3. The Sick Society and its Remedy -- 4. Criticism and Conclusion -- III. Skepticism and the Law -- 1. The Origins of Legal Realism -- 2. The Realistic Approach to Law -- 3. Natural Law -- 4. Conclusion -- IV. Reform of Legal Institutions -- 1. Legal Education -- 2. The Training of Judges -- 3. The Jury System -- 4. The Quest for Justice -- 5. Democracy in the Court Room -- 6. Conclusion -- V. Constitutional Philosophy -- 1. Judicial Restraint and the Constitution -- 2. Judicial Restraint and Legislative Interpretation -- 3. The Meaning of the Bill of Rights -- 4. Conclusion -- VI. Views on Political Democracy -- 1. Origins of Political Democracy -- 2. The Foundations of Democracy -- 3. The Pragmatic Value of Democracy -- 4. The Reform of American Democracy -- 5. Conclusion -- VII. Economic Theory -- 1. The Nature of Economics -- 2. The Depression: Its Causes and Cure -- 3. The Consequences of Inaction -- 4. The Future Society -- 5. Conclusion -- VIII. Paths to Peace -- 1. The Causes and Prevention of War: Pre-1940 -- 2. Transformation and the War Years -- 3. The Causes and Prevention of War: Post World War II -- 4. Conclusion -- IX. Summary and Conclusions -- 1. An Intellectual Portrait -- 2. A Personal Portrait -- 3. An Evaluation