References to Aldous Huxley in U.S. Court Opinions

June 27, 2017June 27, 2017Leave a comment

In June 2016, I attended the annual conference of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature (SSML). There I read my fiction and presented on “The Space and Place of Western Minnesota Writers.” Since I had just been accepted into law school, throughout the conference I kept drifting to the question of how I could combine my passion for literature with my interest in law. (Though, of course, as every good lawyer knows, good legal writing is also good creative writing). Then an idea came to me: I could study judicial references to dystopian literature.

Neuromodulation, Or “Every Science Lab Needs a Philosopher”

February 23, 2015Leave a comment

If a fundamental question in neurolaw is how the legal system should move forward with the specific brain on trial, then the major role neuroscience can play in the courtroom is in the sentencing process. In fact, after identifying the biology that may have predisposed an individual to criminal behavior, attention must be paid to how sentencing - the rehabilitation process - can effectively be carried out. For example, if it was a malformed frontal lobe that unfairly led an individual to give in to an irresistable impulse, neuroscience plays the dual role of identifying this malformity and how best to correct it. ...

Four Men in May (Part 2): Hunter S. Thompson, Joshua Preston

September 13, 2013February 18, 20203 Comments

This is the follow-up to my last post, "Four Men in May (Part 1): Memory, Oscar Wilde, and Aldous Huxley," where I am posting four letters written by four men in the May before their twenty-third birthday. From Part 1: The title “Four Men in May,” then, is meant to be not only literal but … Continue reading Four Men in May (Part 2): Hunter S. Thompson, Joshua Preston

Four Men in May (Part 1): Memory, Oscar Wilde, and Aldous Huxley

September 10, 2013August 27, 20184 Comments

Introduction: The Cold of Winter Is Just A Dream On November 8, 2013, I'll turn twenty-three years old. To many of my "experienced and enlightened" readers this may not seem like much of a milestone, but to me, though, it feels like an awakening. Here's how I see it: while the exact age is arbitrary, … Continue reading Four Men in May (Part 1): Memory, Oscar Wilde, and Aldous Huxley

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References to Aldous Huxley in U.S. Court Opinions

Neuromodulation, Or “Every Science Lab Needs a Philosopher”

Four Men in May (Part 2): Hunter S. Thompson, Joshua Preston

Four Men in May (Part 1): Memory, Oscar Wilde, and Aldous Huxley