601:593. GREAT BOOKS OF THE COMMON LAW (2 or 3)
Hyland
Max Weber argued that the civil law decides cases rationally while the common law is irrational. In this course, our goal is to examine how cases are decided in the common law and, on that basis, to decide whether Weber was right. Our thesis is that the answer to Weber's challenge can be found in the great books of the common law. Readings vary each semester and will include texts by some of the following authors, among others: Blackstone, Holmes, Maitland, Cardozo, Llewellyn, Hart and Sachs, Gilmore, Roberto Unger, Richard Posner, Mary Jo Frug, Pat Williams, and Roger Fisher.
Hyland
Max Weber argued that the civil law decides cases rationally while the common law is irrational. In this course, our goal is to examine how cases are decided in the common law and, on that basis, to decide whether Weber was right. Our thesis is that the answer to Weber's challenge can be found in the great books of the common law. Readings vary each semester and will include texts by some of the following authors, among others: Blackstone, Holmes, Maitland, Cardozo, Llewellyn, Hart and Sachs, Gilmore, Roberto Unger, Richard Posner, Mary Jo Frug, Pat Williams, and Roger Fisher.