Happiness and the law / John Bronsteen, Christopher Buccafusco, Jonathan S. Masur.
2015
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Author
Title
Happiness and the law / John Bronsteen, Christopher Buccafusco, Jonathan S. Masur.
Published
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2015]
Call Number
K380 .B765 2015
Spine Title
Happiness & the law
ISBN
9780226075495 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0226075494 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780226195667 (e-book)
0226075494 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780226195667 (e-book)
Description
x, 289 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)878224833
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-282) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction: What Happiness Has to Do with the Law
1
pt. I
Analyzing Laws' Effects on Well-Being
7
ch. 1
Measuring Happiness
9
ch. 2
Well-Being Analysis
27
ch. 3
Well-Being Analysis vs. Cost-Benefit Analysis
59
pt. II
Viewing Two Core Areas of the Law through the Lens of Hedonics
93
ch. 4
Happiness and Punishment
95
ch. 5
Adaptation, Affective Forecasting, and Civil Litigation
118
pt. III
Well-Being
133
ch. 6
Some Problems with Preference Theories and Objective Theories
135
ch. 7
A Hedonic Theory of Well-Being
154
ch. 8
Addressing Objections to the Hedonic Theory
164
Conclusion: The Future of Happiness and the Law
183
Notes
187
Bibliography
261
Index
283