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Routledge
There has been a huge upsurge in Hume research over the past thirty years. However, one area that has not received its due share of attention is David Hume's legal thought where the research has been fragmented and often un-championed. This volume - the first collection of essays in English to focus on Hume's legal ideas - celebrates the diversity of Hume's contributions to jurisprudence. Topics... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Part I Law and Legal Theory: David Hume and the 18th-century conception of natural law, Philip Milton; David Hume and the empiricist theory of law, Sheldon Wein; David Hume's legal theory: the significance of general laws, Neil McArthur; The place of Hume in the history of jurisprudence, Alfons Beitzinger. Part II Justice: Origins: David Hume and justice, Ian F.G. Baxter; Hume and Rawls on the circumstances and priority of justice, Andrew Lister; Obligation: Legal obligation in Hume, Luigi Bagolini; Hume's reply to the Sensible Knave, Gerald J. Postema; Hume's Knave and the interests of justice, Jason Baldwin; Content and Scope of Justice: From order to justice, Russell Hardin; Rule-utilitarianism and Hume's theory of justice, Alistair Macleod; Hume on justice to animals, Indians and women, Arthur Kuflik. Part III Property: Hume's theory of property, George E. Panichas; Property and possession: two replies to Locke - Hume and Hegel, Christopher J. Berry; The advantages and difficulties of the Humean theory of property, Jeremy Waldron. Part IV Contract: Promises: Rules, rights and promises, G.E.M. Anscombe; Promises, promises, promises, Annette Baier. Part V Law and Government: including social contract: Hume and Kant on the social contract, Jeffrie G. Murphy; Hume and contractarianism, Frederick G. Whelan; The shackles of virtue: Hume on allegiance to government, Rachel Cohon; Hume and the future of the society of nations, R.J. Glossop. Part VI Liberty: The preservation of liberty, Nicholas Capaldi. Part VII Causation: Philosophical preliminaries, H.L.A. Hart and Tony Honoré. Part VIII Responsibility and Punishment: Character, purpose, and criminal responsibility, Michael D. Bayles; Hume on responsibility and punishment, Paul Russell; Hume on punishment, A. Wesley Cragg; To exclude or not to exclude improperly obtained evidence: is a Humean approach more helpful?, James Allan; Name index.
Biography
Ken Mackinnon is Professor and Head of Law, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University, UK
