Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Richard A. Epstein
yhteensä 59 hakutulosta
Ethical Issues in Biotechnology
Ethical Issues in Biotechnology is the first textbook of its kind, written collaboratively by a philosopher and a biologist to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive, …
The Communitarian Reader
As an academic discipline, a public philosophy, and a social movement, Communitarianism has had a profound influence on contemporary American society. By promoting the idea that a …
The Behavior of Federal Judges
Judges play a central role in the American legal system, but their behavior as decision-makers is not well understood, even among themselves. The system permits judges to be quite …
Design for Liberty
Following a vast expansion in the twentieth century, government is beginning to creak at the joints under its enormous weight. The signs are clear: a bloated civil service, low …
Mortal Peril
Most Americans assume that universal access to health care is a desirable and humane political goal. Not so, says distinguished legal scholar Richard Epstein. In this seminal work, …
Computability
The classic presentation of the theory of computable functions in the context of the foundations of mathematics. Part I motivates the study of computability with discussions and …
Private and Common Property
First published in 2000. The materials in this collection are drawn from many disciplines, including economics, law, philosophy and political science. Yet they are all directed to …
Who Owns the Environment?
The past several decades have witnessed a growing recognition that environmental concerns are essentially property rights issues. Despite agreement that an absence of well-defined …
The Classical Liberal Constitution
American liberals and conservatives alike take for granted a progressive view of the Constitution that took root in the early twentieth century. Richard Epstein laments this …
Federal Preemption
When does federal law trump state law? The arcane topic of federal preemption has become the stuff of public debate and major news stories. The partisan lines are clearly drawn. On …
Constitutional Protection of Private Property and Freedom of Contract
First Published in 2000. This is a collection of essays that look at the Constitutional protection of private property and freedom of contract, and forms part of the Liberty, …
Modern Understandings of Liberty and Property
First Published in 2000. The materials in this collection are drawn from many disciplines, including economics, law, philosophy and political science. Yet they are all directed to …