Introducing the themes of The Quain Lectures 2014
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2014 · Education
In the second section John Gardner discusses the development of his work on private law theory. He then goes into more detail on the ideas he will develop in the lectures. He discusses the ideas of repair and reconciliation, the relevance of results to personal narrative, and the rational salience of the past. The part concludes by going into more depth on the moral importance of preserving a course of life, and a discussion of Mill's harm principle.
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