The Soul of the LawWe are living in a time when the soul is being drained from the very social institutions that are supposed to be preserving life and values. One of these institutions is the law. But this once respected profession has become sick in its soul. The problems in our legal system, our negative attitudes toward lawyers, and the skyrocketing number of lawsuits are symptomatic of a deeper malaise in our society. We fear anarchy and individualism, so we push for more and tougher laws; we have lost the ability to communicate with our fellow citizens, so we hire lawyers to do our negotiating for us; we feel we are not being heard, so we seek court judgments to validate our views. Using the law to mirror the rest of society, Sells addresses issues that face people in all walks of lifeworkaholism, stress, fear of failure, ethical dilemmas, and "the bottom line" - and explores the loss of meaning, not only in the law, but in business, politics, and our everyday lives. As he points out what has gone wrong and why, he also offers ways to bring fundamental ideals and passion back into our work, and helps us balance our personal and professional lives. |
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... viduals , something distinguishable from them as individuals . It is this sense that I want to entertain and encourage ... vidual lawyers . Each carries the imagination of the other , influ- ences the other . Soul - work requires us to ...
... viduals , something distinguishable from them as individuals . It is this sense that I want to entertain and encourage ... vidual lawyers . Each carries the imagination of the other , influ- ences the other . Soul - work requires us to ...
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... vidual ones . Perhaps one of the things incivility is pointing to is the need for the Law to be less concerned with imposing order and more involved with engendering a sense of shared commu- nity where values are embraced and lived ...
... vidual ones . Perhaps one of the things incivility is pointing to is the need for the Law to be less concerned with imposing order and more involved with engendering a sense of shared commu- nity where values are embraced and lived ...
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... vidual is the myth of development . This myth proclaims we are developing , becoming beings , always growing , progressing , evolving , advancing , forever onward and upward . The myth of development is a dominant myth of our age , and ...
... vidual is the myth of development . This myth proclaims we are developing , becoming beings , always growing , progressing , evolving , advancing , forever onward and upward . The myth of development is a dominant myth of our age , and ...
Contents
FOREWORD | 9 |
CHAPTER ONE What Does the Law Want? | 23 |
CHAPTER TWO How the Law Thinks | 35 |
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