Leading legal theorists examine the philosophical foundations of tort law.
Contributors; 1. Introduction: search for an explanatory theory of torts Gerald J. Postema; 2. A social contract conception of the tort law of accidents Gregory C. Keating; 3. Responsibility for outcomes, risk and the law of torts Stephen R. Perry; 4. The significance of doing and suffering Martin Stone; 5. Tort law and tort theory: preliminary reflections on method Jules Coleman; 6. Corrective justice in an age of mass torts Arthur Ripstein and Benjamin C. Zipursky; 7. Economics, moral philosophy and the positive analysis of tort law Mark Geistfeld; 8. Pluralism in tort and accident law: towards a reasonable accommodation Bruce Chapman; References; Index.