In 2019, William Twining and Harry Arthurs, academic lawyers whose careers peaked during the second half of the twentieth century, published memoirs revealing the central motivations and forces underlying their intellectual endeavor. Their books are a source of great nourishment, provoking readers to think deeply about the central challenges of the discipline of law and what might be done to bring it closer to realizing its full potential. They also reveal what it was like to be a leading academic who pushed disciplinary boundaries, challenging central disciplinary norms repeatedly, over many decades, while the universities and societies surrounding them grew in size and enjoyed increased prosperity and while academics—legal and otherwise—were cast in changing lights. During this time, writing and teaching about the nature and purposes of law moved from the desks of a few well-known figures into the hands of an increasingly diverse mass. This review considers and compares the contributions of these memoirs to the history of legal scholars. It also examines the relevance of each book to their primary readership: twenty-first century academic lawyers.

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认真对待法律学科：Twining、Arthurs 和学术律师的历史

2019 年，在 20 世纪下半叶职业生涯达到顶峰的学术律师威廉·特宁 (William Twining) 和哈里·亚瑟 (Harry Arthurs) 发表了回忆录，揭示了他们学术努力背后的核心动机和力量。他们的书提供了丰富的营养，激发读者深入思考法律学科的核心挑战，以及可以采取哪些措施来使其更接近实现其全部潜力。他们还揭示了是一位领先的学者，数十年来不断突破学科界限，反复挑战核心学科规范，而大学和周围的社会规模不断扩大，繁荣昌盛，而学术界——法律界和其他领域——则在不断变化的灯光下。在此期间，关于法律的性质和目的的写作和教学从少数知名人物的课桌转移到日益多样化的大众手中。这篇评论考虑并比较了这些回忆录对法律学者历史的贡献。它还检查了每本书与其主要读者的相关性：21 世纪的学术律师。