books by Edward H. Levi (0852292945 britannica potential)

books by Edward H. Levi

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An Introduction to Legal Reasoning (Phoenix Books)

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Edward H. Levi

University Of Chicago Press, 1962

ambiguity made clear
Legal reasoning is famously ambiguous: there's no objective way to determine the outcome of a given case as there is with a physics problem. If you know the weight of an item and the height from which it drops, you are able to determine fairly objectively (i) the rate at which it will fall to the earth and (ii) the time it will take to fall to the earth from the point at which it is dropped. ...

An Introduction to Legal Reasoning
Edward H. Levi

University of Chicago Press, 1958

A concise description of and introduction to the logic of the law in the fields of case law, statutory construction, and constitutional interpretation.

Point of View: Talks on Education (Crosscurrents/Modern Critiques)
Edward H. Levi

University Of Chicago Press, 2007

Edward H. Levi served the University of Chicago for most of his professional life, as a professor, dean of the law school, provost, and eventually president. Gathered here are fourteen talks he delivered between 1963 and 1969 that include such topics as the role of the university; the purposes of undergraduate and liberal education, professional training, and graduate research; the relations between the university and its surroundings; and the ...