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B.B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 1 Special English 2012 Dec Question Paper with Solutions
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Q1
Unit I
(a)What is your view on liberal education ? Analyse Felix Frankfurter's advice given to the young man interested in going into law.[9]
Answer
For full marks, cover: both parts of the question. Part 1, your view: what a liberal education is, why you value it, one caution. Part 2, the advice analysed: the occasion; the governing principle; what to set aside; what to cultivate (language and thought, imagination, feeling); why the order matters; a table; a conclusion joining the two parts.
Part 1: My view on liberal education
What it is. A liberal education is a broad education of the whole mind. It takes in literature, history, philosophy, the sciences and the arts. Its aim is not to fit a person for one trade. Its aim is to help him think, judge and feel well in any situation.
Why I value it. I believe a liberal education is the best preparation for any serious profession, and especially for law. Three reasons support this view. First, it teaches a person to read closely and write clearly. Second, it trains judgment, because history and philosophy show many sides of every question. Third, it builds sympathy, since novels and biographies let a reader enter lives very different from his own. A lawyer needs all three every day.
A caution. A liberal education is not a substitute for professional skill. A client needs a lawyer who knows the law of limitation as well as the plays of Shakespeare. So, in my view, liberal education should come first and professional training should follow it, not be replaced by it. This is also the view of Felix Frankfurter.
Part 2: Frankfurter's advice analysed
The occasion. Felix Frankfurter (1882 to 1965) served on the United States Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962. A twelve-year-old Virginia schoolboy, Paul Claussen, Jr., asked him how to start preparing for the law while still in junior high school. Frankfurter answered in one paragraph.
The governing principle. The letter opens with its thesis: "No one can be a truly competent lawyer unless he is a cultivated man." Every later sentence follows from this. Competence is not only a knowledge of rules. It depends on the kind of person the lawyer is.
What to set aside. Frankfurter tells the boy to "forget about any technical preparation for the law". He closes by telling him to forget about his future career as well. Both instructions are negative, but they have a positive aim. They keep the boy's school years free for the growth of mind and character.
What to cultivate: language and thought. "The best way to prepare for the law is to be a well-read person." Only in this way, Frankfurter says, can one acquire the capacity to use English "on paper and in speech". Wide reading also forms "the habits of clear thinking which only a truly liberal education can give". Here the two parts of this answer meet. Frankfurter's advice is itself a defence of liberal education.
What to cultivate: imagination. He calls the cultivation of the imaginative faculties "no less important" for a lawyer. Its means are poetry, great paintings, even in "easily available reproductions", and great music. The phrase about reproductions matters. It shows that this education is open to a boy of modest means.
What to cultivate: feeling. Finally, he asks the boy to stock his mind "with the deposit of much good reading". He should widen and deepen his feelings by experiencing "vicariously" the wonderful mysteries of the universe. A lawyer deals with grief, anger and fear in his clients. Experience gained through books prepares him to understand them.
The logic of the order. The advice moves from what to avoid, to the mind, to the imagination and then to the feelings. It puts the person before the profession. Technical law can be learnt in law school. Cultivation takes years and must begin early.
The advice at a glance
| Part of the advice | Frankfurter's words | What it builds |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | "a cultivated man" | True competence |
| Set aside | "technical preparation"; "your future career" | Time for growth |
| Read widely | "a well-read person" | Command of English, clear thinking |
| The arts | Poetry, paintings, music | Imagination |
| Experience through others | "widen and deepen your feelings" | Sympathy |
Conclusion. In my view, a liberal education is the right foundation for law, provided professional training follows it. Frankfurter's advice rests on the same belief. He asks the young man to set aside technical study and worry about a career. He should read widely, cultivate his imagination through the arts and widen his feelings. The reason is the letter's first line: only a cultivated man can be a truly competent lawyer.
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