Legal Reason

'Legal Reason: The Use of Analogy in Legal Argument is for all comers. Weinreb provides excellent advice for beginning law students who are often bewildered by the case method. He engages leading scholars in the never-ending debate over the meaning and efficacy of legal reason. Not done, he reaches the general reader in ways that demystify legal inquiry. This is a book to be read more than once. It should be a mainstay in professional understanding for years to come.' Robert A. Ferguson, George Edward Woodberry Professor Emeritus in Law, Literature and Criticism, Columbia University, New York 'Analogical reasoning is at the core of what lawyers and judges do. Yet it remains controversial and even mysterious. Legal Reason is a perfect guide to understanding this form of reasoning, and its place in legal disputes.' Brian Bix, Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Minnesota Legal Reason: The Use of Analogy in Legal Argument is for all comers. Weinreb provides excellent advice for beginning law students who are often bewildered by the case method. He engages leading scholars in the never-ending debate over the meaning and efficacy of legal reason. Not done, he reaches the general reader in ways that demystify legal inquiry. This is a book to be read more than once. It should be a mainstay in professional understanding for years to come. Robert A. Ferguson, George Edward Woodberry Professor Emeritus in Law, Literature and Criticism, Columbia University, New York Analogical reasoning is at the core of what lawyers and judges do. Yet it remains controversial and even mysterious. Legal Reason is a perfect guide to understanding this form of reasoning, and its place in legal disputes. Brian Bix, Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Minnesota