Fragments on the Deathwatch

by Louise Harmon

Discusses the literature, philosophy, history, and taboos of death and whether the law is able to recognize the needs of families and their grieving

228 pages, Hardcover

First published March 19, 1998

About the author

Louise Harmon is a retired law professor, with a JD, a PhD in philosophy, and two master’s degrees. She has written numerous scholarly works and published short stories with The Legal Studies Forum, including one on the history of the Litchfield Law School. Her three published books are: Fragments on the Deathwatch, Beacon Press; Cultivating Intelligence: Law, Power, and the Politics of Teaching with Deborah Post, New York University Press; The Education of Ebenezer Wells; The Apprenticeship of Ebenezer Wells; and The Trial of Ebenezer Wells, all in the series, The Litchfield Chronicles. (Book 4 of the series is forthcoming.) She has three amazing adult daughters and a kind husband. She is also a major cat lover.