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"Creon's Ghost examines the enduring problem of the relationship between man's law and a ""higher"" law from the perspective of core humanities texts and through discussion of hotly debated contemporary legal conundrums. Today, such issues as intelligent design in school curricula, same-sex marriage, and faith-based government grants are all examples of the interaction between man's law and some other set of moral principles. As these debates are considered in this book, the author uses texts such as Antigone and Plato's Republic and pairs them with the most important jurisprudence texts of the 20th century to explore different approaches to the contemporary conflict or court ruling under consideration. Creon's Ghost demonstrates that the humanities can both illuminate our understanding of contemporary problems and that ""classic"" texts can be read alongside jurisprudential texts, thus enriching our understanding of and appreciation for law."

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<br> This book revisits an old and enduring problem--the conflict between the law of the state and higher law. It does so in a bracing and fresh way, using classic humanities texts, legal philosophy, and legal cases to illustrate how humans have engaged and are engaging in an ongoing struggle for justice. Tomain is a subtle and sophisticated reader and an expert practitioner of interdisciplinary study. As a result, he is able to call our attention to continuities and discontinuities in the ways societies have confronted the tension between what the state asks of us and what our moral scruples demand from us. In doing so he makes a truly valuable contribution to the literature. <br>--Austin Sarat, <br>Amherst College<br> Creon's Ghost is like a great wave that carries its readers across centuries of argument about the relationship between our laws and our moral convictions. It is a thrilling and fascinating ride the whole way through. Joseph Tomain has a rare gift for bringing high the

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Joseph Tomain is Dean Emeritus and the Wilbert & Helen Ziegler Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. As the founder of the Justice Institute for the Legal Profession, Prof. Tomain has conducted innumerable seminars in law and the humanities as a part of post-J.D. education to lawyers, judges, and law teachers. The Justice Institute offers an annual seminar under the auspices of the Ohio State Supreme Court and provides programming in law and the humanities to various professional organizations throughout the country including: the Conference of Chief Justices which is comprised of the Chief Justices of the various state Supreme Courts; the American Judicature Society; the Ohio State Bar Association; the Tennessee Bar Association and to law firms and other bar associations.

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