Abstract

Self-deceptions of the legal mind are the foundation Schlag (law, U. of Colorado) finds underlying the vast disparity between images of the law by professionals working in it and by citizens who get tangled up in it. He argues that such cognitive deficits as anti-intellectualism, reductionism, and arrogant pretenses translate into an impoverished form of life. The ten essays were written between 1987 and 1995, and have been previously published in slightly different forms. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.