Book contents
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- General Introduction
- Maps
- Part A Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Part B Ancient Greece and China
- Section V Law, Justice, and Equity
- Section VI Legal Status
- Section VII Responsibility and Punishment
- 19 Causation and Responsibility
- 20 Homicide and Pollution
- 21 Justification, Excuse, and Mitigation
- 22 Hubris and Impiety
- Section VIII War and Amnesty
- Part C India and the Roman Republic
- Part D Rabbinic Law and the Roman Empire
- Part E Final Thoughts
- Bibliography
- Index
19 - Causation and Responsibility
from Section VII - Responsibility and Punishment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2019
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Ancient Legal Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- General Introduction
- Maps
- Part A Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Part B Ancient Greece and China
- Section V Law, Justice, and Equity
- Section VI Legal Status
- Section VII Responsibility and Punishment
- 19 Causation and Responsibility
- 20 Homicide and Pollution
- 21 Justification, Excuse, and Mitigation
- 22 Hubris and Impiety
- Section VIII War and Amnesty
- Part C India and the Roman Republic
- Part D Rabbinic Law and the Roman Empire
- Part E Final Thoughts
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
One of the most metaphysically fraught concepts in legal thought is causation. Yet, despite being published in ancient Athens, the Tetralogies (attributed to Antiphon) provide a fascinating account of causation that even legal theorists today can appreciate.
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- Ancient Legal ThoughtEquity, Justice, and Humaneness From Hammurabi and the Pharaohs to Justinian and the Talmud, pp. 305 - 320Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019