Philosophy and the law of torts / edited by Gerald J. Postema. electronic resource

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Postema, Gerald J

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in philosophy and lawPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (336 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511066023
9780511066023
9780521622820
0521622824
9780511498671
0511498675
1280417390
9781280417399

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Philosophy and the law of torts.DDC classification:

346.03/01 22

LOC classification:

K923 .P49 2001eb

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D913

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Contents:

1. Introduction: search for an explanatory theory of Torts by Gerald J. Postema -- 2. A social contract conception of the Tort law of accidents by Gregory C. Keating -- 3. Responsibility for outcomes, risk, and the Law of Torts by Stephen R. Perry -- 4. The significance of doing and suffering by Martin Stone -- 5. Tort law and Tort theory: preliminary reflections on method by Jules Coleman -- 6. Corrective justice in an age of Mass Torts by Arthur Ripstein and Benjamin C. Zipursky -- 7. Economics, moral philosophy, and the positive analysis of Tort Law by Mark Geistfeld -- 8. Pluralism in Tort and accident law: towards a reasonable accommodation by Bruce Chapman.

Summary: When accidents occur and people suffer injuries, who ought to bear the loss? Tort law offers a complex set of rules to answer this question, but up to now philosophers have offered little by way of analysis of these rules. In eight essays commissioned for this volume, leading legal theorists examine the philosophical foundations of tort law. Amongst the questions they address are the following: how are the notions at the core of tort practice (such as responsibility, fault, negligence, due care, and duty to repair) to be understood? Is an explanation based on a conception of justice feasible? How are concerns of distributive and corrective justice related? What amounts to an adequate explanation of tort law? This collection will be of interest to professionals and advanced students working in philosophy of law, social theory, political theory, and law, as well as anyone seeking a better understanding of tort law.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-333) and index.

When accidents occur and people suffer injuries, who ought to bear the loss? Tort law offers a complex set of rules to answer this question, but up to now philosophers have offered little by way of analysis of these rules. In eight essays commissioned for this volume, leading legal theorists examine the philosophical foundations of tort law. Amongst the questions they address are the following: how are the notions at the core of tort practice (such as responsibility, fault, negligence, due care, and duty to repair) to be understood? Is an explanation based on a conception of justice feasible? How are concerns of distributive and corrective justice related? What amounts to an adequate explanation of tort law? This collection will be of interest to professionals and advanced students working in philosophy of law, social theory, political theory, and law, as well as anyone seeking a better understanding of tort law.

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