Author Meets Critics: Oliver Wendell Holmes: Willing Servant of an Unknown God

Author Meets Critics: Oliver Wendell Holmes: Willing Servant of an Unknown God, by Catharine Wells
Justice Holmes was a pivotal figure in American law. On the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and on the Supreme Court of the United States, he was a towering figure, writing many important opinions that are an integral part of the legal canon we study in the Twenty First Century. Unfortunately, his importance to American Law has led scholars to disregard the depth of his philosophical and spiritual views. This book explores these views and describes the intellectual context that formed them. The result is a fuller picture of the man and of the possibility he poses of leading a meaningful life in the profession of law.
Join the Clough Center for a talk with Catharine Wells, Author and Professor of Law at Boston College.
Panelists include:
Margaret Jane Radin, Henry King Ransom Professor of Law, Emerita, at the University of Michigan Law School
Scott Brewer, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Gregg Fried, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College