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Philosophy and the law of torts /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in philosophy and law.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Series statement on jacket. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (336 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-333) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511066023 9780511066023 9780521622820 0521622824 9780511498671 0511498675 1280417390 9781280417399 |