Relating to Responsibility
Author | : Peter Cane |
Publisher | : Hart Publishing |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2001-10-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781841132105 |
ISBN-13 | : 1841132101 |
Rating | : 4/5 (101 Downloads) |
Download or read book Relating to Responsibility written by Peter Cane and published by Hart Publishing. This book was released on 2001-10-19 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight essays by leading legal theorists--based on papers presented at two workshops, one in Canberra in November 1999 and the other in New York in March 2000--outline reactions to Tony Honore's (emeritus, civil law, Oxford U.) post-retirement writings on issues related to responsibility, including determinism and luck, causation, responsibility for outcome, and the morality of strict liability. A ninth essay, by Honore, responds to them. The contributors are lawyers and philosophers based in Australia, the US, Canada, and the UK. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR