New Naven and London, 1946. - 188 pp.In this famous treatise, a Supreme Court Justice describes the conscious and unconscious processes by which a judge decides a case. He discusses the sources of information to which he appeals for guidance and analyzes the contribution that considerations of precedent, logical consistency, custom, social welfare, and standards of justice and morals have in shaping his decisions.Lecture I. Introduction. The Method of Philosophy.Lecture II. The Methods of History, Tradition and Sociology.Lecture III. The Method of Sociology. The Judge as a Legislator.Lecture IV. Adherence to Precedent. The Subconscious Element in the Judicial Process.Conclusion.