rent-now

Rent More, Save More! Use code: ECRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

9780198824220

Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Torts

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780198824220

  • ISBN10:

    019882422X

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2018-08-14
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $56.53 Save up to $31.54
  • Rent Book $38.16
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    USUALLY SHIPS IN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

How To: Textbook Rental

Looking to rent a book? Rent Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Torts [ISBN: 9780198824220] for the semester, quarter, and short term or search our site for other textbooks by Oberdiek, John. Renting a textbook can save you up to 90% from the cost of buying.

Author Biography


John Oberdiek, Professor of Law, Rutgers University

John Oberdiek is Professor at the Rutgers University School of Law. His is also a Director of the Rutgers Institute for Law and Philosophy, Associate Graduate Faculty in the Rutgers Department of Philosophy, Co-Editor of the journal Law and Philosophy, and has been a Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellow at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton.

Table of Contents


Introduction: Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Torts John Oberdiek
Part I: Foundations of Tort Law
1. Tort Law and Responsibility, John C.P. Goldberg and Benjamin C. Zipursky
2. Torts, Rights, and Risk, Stephen Perry
3. Compensation as a Tort Norm, Mark A. Geistfeld
4. Tort as a Substitute for Revenge, Scott Hershovitz
5. Structure and Justification in Contractualist Tort Theory, John Oberdiek
6. On the "Property" and the "Tort" in Trespass, Eric R. Claeys
7. Tort Law and Public Functions, Peter Cane
Part II: Harms, Wrongs, Responsibility, and Liability
8. What Might have Been, Victor Tadros
9. Why Reparations?, Rahul Kumar
10. Repairing Harms and Answering for Wrongs, R.A. Duff
11. Tort Processes and Relational Repair, Linda Radzik
12. Tort Liability and Taking Responsibility, David Enoch
13. Exploring the Relationship Between Consent, Assumption of Risk, and Victim Negligence, Kenneth W. Simons
14. Strict Liability Wrongs, Gregory C. Keating
15. Normative Theories of Punitive Damages: The Case of Deterrence, Anthony J. Sebok
Part III: Distributive Justice in Tort Law
16. What is Tort Law For? Part 2. The Place of Distributive Justice, John Gardner
17. Tort Law and Distributive Justice, Hanoch Sheinman
Part IV: Skeptical Perspectives
18. Finding No Fault With Negligence, Heidi M. Hurd
19. Confused Culpability, Contrived Causation, and the Collapse of Tort Theory, Larry Alexander and Kimberly Kessler Ferzan
Bibliography

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program