Liability and responsibility : essays in law and morals / edited by R.G. Frey and Christopher W. Morris.
1991
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Liability and responsibility : essays in law and morals / edited by R.G. Frey and Christopher W. Morris.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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1 online resource (x, 430 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
Cambridge studies in philosophy and law.
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Can responsibility be diminished? / Anthony Kenny
Intention and side-effects / John Finnis
Attempting the impossible / Alan R. White
Beyond foreseeability : consequential damages in the law of contract / Richard A. Epstein
Rights and remedies in a consent theory of contract / Randy E. Barnett
A bargaining theory approach to default provisions and disclosure rules in contract law / Jules L. Coleman, Douglas D. Heckathorn, and Steven M. Maser
Theories of compensation / Robert E. Goodin
Liberty, community, and corrective justice / Ernest J. Weinrib
Risk, causation, and harm / Glen O. Robinson
Retributive hatred : an essay on criminal liability and the emotions / Jeffrie G. Murphy
A new theory of retribution / Jean Hampton
Punishment and self-defense / George P. Fletcher.
Intention and side-effects / John Finnis
Attempting the impossible / Alan R. White
Beyond foreseeability : consequential damages in the law of contract / Richard A. Epstein
Rights and remedies in a consent theory of contract / Randy E. Barnett
A bargaining theory approach to default provisions and disclosure rules in contract law / Jules L. Coleman, Douglas D. Heckathorn, and Steven M. Maser
Theories of compensation / Robert E. Goodin
Liberty, community, and corrective justice / Ernest J. Weinrib
Risk, causation, and harm / Glen O. Robinson
Retributive hatred : an essay on criminal liability and the emotions / Jeffrie G. Murphy
A new theory of retribution / Jean Hampton
Punishment and self-defense / George P. Fletcher.
Summary
This collection of contemporary essays by a group of well-known philosophers and legal theorists covers various topics in the philosophy of law, focusing on issues concerning liability in contract, tort and criminal law. The book is divided into four sections. The first provides a conceptual overview of the issues at stake in a philosophical discussion of liability and responsibility. The second, third and fourth sections present, in turn, more detailed explorations of the roles of notions of liability and responsibility in contracts, torts and punishment. The collection not only presents some of the most challenging work in legal philosophy, but it also demonstrates the interdisciplinary character of the field of philosophy of law, with contributors taking into account recent developments in economics, political science and rational choice theory. This thought-provoking volume will help to shed light on the underexplored ground that lies between law and morals.
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Cambridge Core.
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English
ISBN
9780511527395 ebook
9780521392167 (hardback)
9780521088664 (paperback)
9780521392167 (hardback)
9780521088664 (paperback)
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