{"product_id":"9789041118356","title":"Law and Philosophy Library","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLaw and Philosophy Library\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRobison, W.L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legal essays by Michael Bayles in this collection display  his commitment to utilitarianism both as a moral theory and an  analytical device. A utilitarian must choose between the best of all  possible alternatives and so must lay out the alternatives and thus  their consequences carefully and completely. As it happens, there is  no better way of understanding why something is as it is in the law,  and no better way to lay the foundations for criticism and  improvement, than to lay out what the alternatives are, carefully  distinguishing them, their justifications, and their implications for  changing other areas of the law and for changing our relation to the  law. Bayles was a master at such work, and each essay thus repays  careful study for anyone concerned about the law.  The essays cover a  wide variety of topics, from contract law to the criminal law, from  torts to theory, and form a natural set.  Laying out the alternatives  in one area makes it much clearer how and why alternatives in other  areas are acceptable or required.  Interconnections within the legal  system as a whole not readily visible when studying one area of the  law become obvious when several are laid out side-by-side using the  analytical skill required by a good utilitarian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2002-06-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789041118356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 277\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46608024404108,"sku":"9789041118356","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789041118356.jpg?v=1773278135","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789041118356","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}