Law and Social Justice

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-262-53274-7
Verlag: MIT Press

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 535 g

Reihe: Topics in Contemporary Philosophy

These essays by leading scholars illustrate the complexity and range of philosophical issues raised by consideration of law and social justice. The contributors to Law and Social Justice examine such broad foundational issues as instrumentalist versus Kantian conceptions of rights as well as such specific problems as the admissibility or inadmissibility of evidence of causation in toxic tort cases. They consider a variety of subjects, including the implications of deliberative democracy for privacy rights, equality as a principle of distributive justice, the paradox of "moral luck," the treatment of intellectual property in China and its roots in Chinese tradition, and the extent to which initial acquisition of goods yields full property rights. Two special sections at the end of the volume discuss the treatment of law and social justice issues in the work of two philosophers: "Wittgenstein and Legal Theory," on the influence of Wittgenstein's thought on legal philosophy, and a discussion of Jules L. Coleman's The Practice of Principle, which concludes with a contribution, "Facts, Fictions, and the Grounds of Law," by Coleman himself.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Campbell, Joseph Keim

O'Rourke, Michael

Shier, David

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Über Autor(innen)

Campbell, Joseph Keim
Joseph Keim Campbell is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Washington State University.

O'Rourke, Michael
Michael O'Rourke is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University.

Shier, David
David Shier is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Washington State University.

David Shier is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Washington State University.