SAMUEL PILLSBURY AND THE "[L]OWEST OF THE [D]EAD".

The article discusses the career and theories of Samuel H. Pillsbury, a prominent legal scholar and novelist. It focuses on Pillsbury's "defense of value" theory of punishment, which emphasizes the violation of societal norms and disrespect for human value, rather than the inherent badness of the offender. It also discusses Pillsbury's exploration of the problem of evil and the question of free will versus determinism, and his approach to navigate between the two poles.