Project Gutenberg 2006-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 277 Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1841 1935 Holmes, O. W. (Oliver Wendell) The Path of the Law Produced by Stuart E. Thiel and David Widger "The Path of the Law" by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. is a legal essay written during the late 19th century, specifically the late 1800s. This academic work delves into the nature and purpose of law as a predictive system of societal regulation, emphasizing the distinction between legal obligations and moral principles. Holmes aims to explore law not as a rigid set of moral codes, but as a set of prophecies regarding the consequences individuals may face for their actions. In this essay, Holmes articulates that the law is fundamentally about predicting how courts will react to specific actions, framing legal duties as predictions of societal reactions rather than moral imperatives. He critically examines the tendency to conflate legal rules with moral values, arguing that such confusion often leads to misinterpretations in legal reasoning. By dissecting concepts like contracts, torts, and legal obligations, he illustrates how the language of law can mislead practitioners if understood through a purely moral lens. Ultimately, Holmes advocates for a clear, analytical approach to legal study that prioritizes the practical implications of law over its historical or ethical underpinnings, underscoring his belief in the law as a dynamic system reflective of societal needs and realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Law Law -- History KF Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Law & Criminology 86004 86013 2024-09-01T13:02:25.301378 2023-10-01T11:46:43.870790 text/html text/html 80807 2013-02-04T13:21:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 28978 2013-02-04T13:21:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 73891 2024-09-01T13:02:28.374356 application/epub+zip 72878 2024-09-01T13:02:26.442360 application/epub+zip 72880 2024-09-01T13:02:25.724390 application/epub+zip 153439 2024-09-01T13:02:29.969355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145506 2024-09-01T13:02:27.928358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145664 2022-09-02T03:48:12.442321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75060 75033 2024-09-01T13:02:25.105383 2023-10-01T11:46:43.695821 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 74901 2006-02-25T16:15:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27962 2006-02-25T16:17:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18185 2024-09-01T13:02:30.102339 application/rdf+xml 11524 2024-09-01T13:02:26.064366 image/jpeg 3191 2024-09-01T13:02:25.895415 image/jpeg 73138 2024-09-01T13:02:25.310384 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia