{"product_id":"from-socrates-to-the-supreme-court-an-introduction-to-philosophy-through-the-law-paperback","title":"From Socrates to the Supreme Court: An Introduction to Philosophy Through the Law - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Glazer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophy and law are separate disciplines, but they deal with many of the same issues--from the meaning of equality and liberty, the nature of knowledge, reasoning, and mental states, to the indeterminacy of language, causation, free will, luck, and personal identity. This textbook introduces philosophy to undergraduates in a new and refreshing way--by using cases, concepts, and doctrines from the law to illustrate philosophical issues. \u003ci\u003eFrom Socrates to the Supreme Court: An Introduction to Philosophy through the Law\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the major areas in the discipline--moral and political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and language--and philosophy's great thinkers, from Plato, Aristotle, Hume, and Kant to Russell, Wittgenstein, Austin, and Anscombe. It shows how ideas in philosophy are not academic but play out in Supreme Court rulings and other court cases. Through example after example--the concept of \u003cem\u003emens rea\u003c\/em\u003e in criminal law, the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in court, statutory interpretation, free speech, perjury, the analogical nature of legal reasoning, the use of the Socratic method in deciding cases, and the laws against discrimination--this book deepens the student's understanding of philosophy by driving home the fact that philosophical questions matter in the real world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Glazer\u003c\/b\u003e practiced law for more than three decades before studying and teaching philosophy at the University of Maryland. He is the author of numerous legal publications. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSearching for Oedipus: How I Found Meaning in an Ancient Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66050623406471,"sku":"9781032744261","price":106.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/ALJvlIGpba9781032744261.webp?v=1790596281","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/from-socrates-to-the-supreme-court-an-introduction-to-philosophy-through-the-law-paperback","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}