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小奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯被誉为“英语世界历史两代人中最伟大的法学家及法律实践者”。在美国法律史的演进中,霍姆斯以其近五十年的法官职业经历,形成了自己独特的法理学及法律经验。1880年,霍姆斯首次提出“法律的生命不是逻辑,而是经验”这一经典名言,批判将逻辑推理作为唯一方法的司法形式主义,开启了美国本土法理学思潮的新篇章。
Olivier Wendell Holmes is reputed to be “the greatest jurist and legal practitioner in two generations in the history of the English-speaking world.” In the evolution of legal history in the United States, Holmes formed his own unique jurisprudence and legal experience with nearly 50 years of professional career as a judge. In 1880, Holmes first proposed “the law of life is not logic, but experience,” the classic saying, criticizing logical reasoning as the only method of judicial formalism, opened a new chapter in American jurisprudence.