Law and the Modern Mind first appeared in 1930 when, in the words of Judge Charles E. Clark, it "fell like a bomb on the legal world." In the generations since, its influence has grown-today it is accepted as a classic of general jurisprudence.The work is a bold and persuasive attack on the delusion that the law is a bastion of predictable and logical action. Jerome Frank's controversial thesis is that the decisions made by judge and jury are determined to an enormous extent by powerful, concealed, and highly idiosyncratic psychological prejudices that these decision-makers bring to the courtroom.

About the Author
Jerome Frank (1889-1957) was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals and a philosopher who played a leading role in the legal realism movement. In his lifetime he also served as general counsel for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and commissioner of the Securities Exchange Commission. In addition to the present work he also wrote Courts on Trial. Brian H. Bix is Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Jurisprudence: Theory and Context (4th ed., 2006), A Dictionary of Legal Theory (Oxford, 2004), and Law, Language and Legal Determinacy (Oxford, 1993).

Reviews
"Jerome Frank's book is an original, daring and profound contribution, not only to jurisprudence but also to social science in general." - Harry Elmer Barnes "One of the most stimulating and challenging books on law and thinking about law that has ever been written." - Thomas Reed Powell, Harvard Law School"



Book Information
ISBN 9781412808309
Author Jerome Frank
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 612g