Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court Clair and featuring an introduction by Chief Justice of the United States John G. Gugin and James E. St. In the early days of Indiana statehood, the men who served on the Court often learned their profession by studying in the office of a
| TITLE | : | Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.83 (721 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0871952882 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Hardcover |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 467 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2011-01-28 |
| GENRE | : |
From its inception in 1816 until 2010, one woman and 105 men have been members of the Indiana Supreme Court. In this multiauthor volume, edited by Linda C. Gugin and James E. St. Clair and featuring an introduction by Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, authors explore the lives of each justice, unearthing not only standard biographical information but also personal stories that offer additional insight into their lives and times. The book was published by the IHS Press in cooperation with the Indiana Supreme Court. In the early days of Indiana statehood, the men who served on the Court often learned their profession by studying in the office of a trained lawyer and began their career as judges by riding the circuit. Over the years, the Court has been home to an eclectic group of justices, including a novelist who attempted to have copies of his work destroyed because the
EDITORIAL :
About the Author Linda C. Gugin is an emeriti professor of political science at Indiana University Southeast, and James E. St. Clair is professor of journalism at IU Southeast. The two were coeditors of the Indiana Historical Society Press book The Governors of Indiana (2006), and cowrote the books Sherman Minton: New Deal Senator, Cold War Justice and Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky: A Political Biography.
REVIEW :
Book well written and assembled. It spots and kills anything it touches. For Ayer, the only role for philosophy is the logical clarification of the concepts of science, rather than the quest for truth and ultimate reality.
With that stroke of the pen, Ayer succeeded to dealing philosophy a near mortal wound from only which she is now recovering. While Wittgenstein romantically isolated himself wringing his hands in the service of a semi-secular priesthood, Ayer made real gains in reforming British adoption, schooling, and discrimination against homosexuals.
And this points to what makes this book far more interesting to read than the lives of most British philosophers - He actually lived a life worth reading about! Hardly a famous cultural figure lived through post-war Britain without having dinner with Ayer. Questions of God and metaphysics are lumped in this category.
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