| Rights, Wrongs and Responsibilities 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Kramer, M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333963296 ISBN-13: 9780333963296 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: In this wide-ranging investigation of leading issues in contemporary legal and political philosophy, distinguished philosophers and legal theorists tackle issues such as the rights of animals, the role of public-policy considerations in legal reasoning, the appropriateness of compensation as a means of rectifying mishaps and misdeeds, the extent of individuals' responsibility for the consequences of their choices, and the culpability of failed attempts to commit crimes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Ethics & Professional Responsibility - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Social |
| Dewey: 340.11 |
| LCCN: 2001032716 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.64" W x 8.84" (1.11 lbs) 247 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this wide-ranging investigation of many prominent issues in contemporary legal and political philosophy, eight distinguished philosophers and legal theorists (including Matthew Kramer, Hillel Steiner, Antony Duff, Sandra Marshall, Wilfrid Waluchow, and Nicholas Bamforth) tackle issues such as the rights of animals and foetuses, the relationship between law and politics, the requirements of justice, the demands of practical rationality, the role of public-policy considerations in legal reasoning, the fundamental characteristics of legal and moral entitlements, the appropriateness of compensation as a means of rectifying mishaps and misdeeds, the extent of individuals' responsibility for the consequences of their choices, and the culpability of failed attempts to commit crimes. Together, the eight principal essays in Rights, Wrongs, and Responsibilities shed philosophical light on public law, criminal law, and most areas of private law as they explore the bearings of the three key concepts in the volume's title. |