Equality, Responsibility, and the Law (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Law) - Hardcover

Ripstein, Arthur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521584523 ISBN 13: 9780521584524

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This book examines responsibility and luck as these issues arise in tort law, criminal law, and distributive justice. In revealing how the problems that arise in tort and criminal law as well as distributive justice invite structurally parallel solutions, the author also shows the deep connection between individual responsibility and social equality. This is a challenging and provocative book that will be of special interest to moral and political philosophers, legal theorists, and political scientists.

About this title

About the Author:

Arthur Ripstein is Professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. An associate editor of Philosophy and Public Affairs, he is the author of Equality, Responsibility and the Law and Practical Rationality and Preference.

Review:

"Yields a wealth of insights..." Dialogue

"This is an excellent and challenging book that makes a significant contribution to our understanding of equality and responsibility." Colin M. MacLeod, Ch Jrnl of Pol Sci

"Arthur Ripstein's Equality, Responsibility, and the Law is a well written, well argued defense of traditional principles of criminal and civil law that is must reading for anyone wanting to understand the underlying structure of our legal practices. It represents an important contribution to the literature." The Law and Politics Book Review

"There is much to admire in Ripstein's work. The writing is clear and engaging. The philosophical analysis is first-rate. But I have to say what impresses me most is neither of these things. Rather, I admired Ripstein's ability to see the big picture, to connect arguments from political philosophy with issues in tort law and to fill in the lines between moral philosophy and the criminal law. This is an exciting book - a book that should be of general interest to anyone working in legal, moral, and political philosophy." Philosophy in Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521584523
• ISBN 13: 9780521584524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320