LEADER 03585nam 22005655 450 001 9910159013503321 005 20200424112023.0 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226415666 035 $a(CKB)3710000001014379 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4787053 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001588544 035 $a(DE-B1597)525050 035 $a(OCoLC)969637204 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226415666 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001014379 100 $a20200424h20172016 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Dignity of Commerce $eMarkets and the Moral Foundations of Contract Law /$fNathan B. Oman 210 1$aChicago : $cUniversity of Chicago Press, $d[2017] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (312 pages) 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2017. 311 $a0-226-41552-X 311 $a0-226-41566-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tChapter 1. Introduction: Shakespeare and the Predicament of Contract Theory -- $tPart 1 -- $tPart II -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tTable of Authorities -- $tIndex 330 $aWhy should the law care about enforcing contracts? We tend to think of a contract as the legal embodiment of a moral obligation to keep a promise. When two parties enter into a transaction, they are obligated as moral beings to play out the transaction in the way that both parties expect. But this overlooks a broader understanding of the moral possibilities of the market. Just as Shakespeare's Shylock can stand on his contract with Antonio not because Antonio is bound by honor but because the enforcement of contracts is seen as important to maintaining a kind of social arrangement, today's contracts serve a fundamental role in the functioning of society. With The Dignity of Commerce, Nathan B. Oman argues persuasively that well-functioning markets are morally desirable in and of themselves and thus a fit object of protection through contract law. Markets, Oman shows, are about more than simple economic efficiency. To do business with others, we must demonstrate understanding of and satisfy their needs. This ability to see the world from another's point of view inculcates key virtues that support a liberal society. Markets also provide a context in which people can peacefully cooperate in the absence of political, religious, or ideological agreement. Finally, the material prosperity generated by commerce has an ameliorative effect on a host of social ills, from racial discrimination to environmental destruction. The first book to place the moral status of the market at the center of the justification for contract law, The Dignity of Commerce is sure to elicit serious discussion about this central area of legal studies. 606 $aContracts$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aCommerce$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aLaw$xPhilosophy 610 $acontracts. 610 $aeconomics. 610 $alaw. 610 $alegal theory. 610 $amarkets. 615 0$aContracts$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aCommerce$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aLaw$xPhilosophy. 676 $a346.07 700 $aOman$b Nathan B., $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0990217 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910159013503321 996 $aThe Dignity of Commerce$92264956 997 $aUNINA