{"product_id":"the-reasonable-person-a-legal-biography-hardback-9781009445627","title":"The Reasonable Person; A Legal Biography (Hardback) 9781009445627","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Reasonable Person\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Legal Biography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first comprehensive account of the history and function of the common law's reasonable person.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eValentin Jeutner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009445627, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.1 x 17.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a unique, insightful, witty and engaging book written by a legal academic trained in the Anglo-American and continental traditions of legal education.' Christopher Stanley, The Law Society Gazette\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJeutner argues that the reasonable person is, at heart, an empathetic perspective-taking device, by tracing the standard of the reasonable person across time, legal fields and countries. Beginning with a review of imaginary legal figures in the legal systems of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, the book explains why the common law's reasonable person emerged amidst the British industrialisation under the influence of Scottish Enlightenment thinking. Following the figure into colonial courts, onto battlefields and into self-driving cars, the book contends that the reasonable person invites judges, jury-members, and lawyers to take another person's perspective when assessing their own or another person's conduct. The perspective of another is taken by means of empathy, by feeling what others might feel in a particular situation. Thus construed, the figure of the reasonable person can help us make more accurate judgments in a diverse world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e The Reasonable Person in the Past\u003cbr\u003e The Reasonable Person in Birmingham\u003cbr\u003e The Reasonable Person in Clapham\u003cbr\u003e The Reasonable Person in the Colonies\u003cbr\u003e The Reasonable Person in the Battlefield\u003cbr\u003e The Reasonable Person in the Future\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Law \u0026amp; society [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Law \u0026amp; society\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Law%20\u0026amp;%20society%20%5BLAQ%5D%22\"\u003eLAQ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472077418776,"sku":"9781009445627","price":77.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009445627i.jpg?v=1785716203","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-reasonable-person-a-legal-biography-hardback-9781009445627","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}