Hart on Responsibility

"In the 1950s and 60s, H. L. A. Hart's writings were responsible for the revitalizing of legal philosophy in the UK and worldwide. This new collection of essays by distinguished philosophers and legal theorists addresses the enduring significance of Hart's work, focusing upon some of its more neglected aspects, including his work on causation and the philosophy of action. Two essays discuss Hart and Honore;'s Causation in the Law, a book that has been undeservedly overlooked in many philosophical discussions of causation. The majority of the essays consider Hart's views on the justification of punishment. They discuss Hart's dislike of retribution, his claim that harmless immorality should not be punished, and his search for a non-retributivist theory ofmens rea and excuses. Other topics examined include Hart's definitions of key legal and philosophical concepts, including 'punishment', 'responsibility' and 'voluntariness', and his views on punishing negligent acts"--

List of contents

Notes on Contributors Introduction; C. G. Pulman 1. Hart's Senses of 'Responsibility'; Karin Boxer 2. Voluntary Interventions; C. G. Pulman 3. Causing Things and Doing Things; Helen Steward 4. A Framework for Punishment: What is the Insight of Hart's 'Prolegomenon'?; Douglas Husak 5. Legal Responses to Consensual Sexuality Among Adults: Through and Beyond the Harm Principle; Matthew H. Kramer 6. Revisiting the Hart/Wootton Debate on Responsibility; Matt Matravers and Arina Cocoru 7. Hart's Choices; Gideon Yaffe 8. Hart, Punishment, and Excusing Conditions; Erasmus Mayr 9. Hart and Punishment for Negligence; Larry Alexander Bibliography Index

About the author

Larry Alexander, University of San Diego, USA
Karin Boxer, Amherst College, USA
Arina Cocoru, New York University School of Law, USA
Douglas Husak, Rutgers University, USA
Matthew H. Kramer, University of Cambridge, UK
Matt Matravers, University of York, UK
Erasmus Mayr, University of Oxford, UK
Helen Steward, University of Leeds, UK
Gideon Yaffe, Yale Law School, USA

Product details

• Authors: C. Pulman, Christopher Pulman
• Assisted by: Pulman (Editor), C Pulman (Editor), C. Pulman (Editor), Christopher Pulman (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9781137374424
• ISBN: 978-1-137-37442-4
• No. of pages: 225
• Series: Philosophers in Depth; Philosophers in Depth
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