TY - BOOK AU - Gardner,John TI - From personal life to private law SN - 9780191859656 AV - K923 U1 - 346.0301 23 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - Oxford University Press KW - Torts KW - Philosophy KW - Contracts N1 - This edition previously issued in print: 2018; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - Mounting a lawsuit against someone who has wronged you is a prospect no less fearful than being on the receiving end of such a lawsuit. Litigation in the courts has a reputation for being a byzantine process far removed from ordinary life, often failing to address people's real grievances while adding to their pain. Yes, there is money to be had if you win. But beyond that, what is it all in aid of? In this work John Gardner argues that, in spite of their legal intricacy, many of the questions that perennially occupy the courts in civil cases are actually timeless puzzles about the human condition UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198818755.001.0001 ER -