{"product_id":"sharpening-the-legal-mind-william-powers-9781477326411","title":"Sharpening the Legal Mind: How to Think Like a Lawyer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe way lawyers think about the law can seem deeply mysterious. They see nuance and meaning in statutes and implications in judicial opinions that are opaque to the rest of us. Accessible and thought provoking, \u003ci\u003eSharpening the Legal Mind\u003c\/i\u003e explains how lawyers analyze the cases and controversies that come before the courts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten 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, \u003ci\u003eSharpening the Legal Mind\u003c\/i\u003e demystifies the debates and approaches to thinking like a lawyer that profoundly influence the rule of law in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477326413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477326411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.67w x 1.02d","brand":"William Powers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071489110271,"sku":"9781477326411","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b86d92bb-da14-446c-b1ea-8a25fbc39667.jpg?v=1685436401","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sharpening-the-legal-mind-william-powers-9781477326411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}