Papers by Christopher Pulman
Adverse possession by a registered proprietor and its implications for rectification
Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, 2019
Comments on Rashid v Nasrullah (CA), which overruled a finding in Parshall v Bryans (CA) that a f... more Comments on Rashid v Nasrullah (CA), which overruled a finding in Parshall v Bryans (CA) that a freeholder with absolute title could not be in adverse possession of land within their own registered estate. Reviews the facts of both cases, argues that Parshall was essentially correct in its approach to adverse possession by registered proprietors, and questions Rashid's approach to the time-barring of the applicant's equitable claim for recovery.
Exceptional circumstances and choosing which consequences of a mistake to rectify Simer Kaur Dhillon v Barclays Bank Plc and the Chief Land Registrar
Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, 2021
Comments on Dhillon v Barclays Bank Plc (CA) on whether rectification under the Land Registration... more Comments on Dhillon v Barclays Bank Plc (CA) on whether rectification under the Land Registration Act 2002 Sch.4 para.3(3) should be refused in relation to a charge derived from an earlier mistaken registration of title pursuant to fraudulent and accordingly void transfers. Considers unresolved issues concerning the availability of alternative relief, what may constitute a "mistake" within Sch.4 and the effect of Law Commission recommendations.
The Foundations of Agency
The Philosophical Quarterly, Oct 8, 2013
The Philosophical Quarterly, Jun 19, 2012
ing those consequences, which is an intuitionist, not a consequentialist picture.' (p. 105.) Othe... more ing those consequences, which is an intuitionist, not a consequentialist picture.' (p. 105.) Otherwise, Dancy claims, the consequentialist's argument '(these consequences would be best, so they ought to be done, so I ought to produce them) moves from a premise about some consequences to a conclusion about an agent without any visible rationale.' (p. 100.) I confess that, at times, I found the details of the paper a little hard to follow (but that may, of course, be a fault with this reader rather than the paper). Nevertheless, I also found much of it persuasive and thought-provoking, and do feel that it deserves another reading, and clearly one doesn't need to have a particular interest in Pritchard to be interested in a barrage of arguments against consequentialism. Similarly, one doesn't need to be a Ross scholar to be interested in Michael J. Zimmerman's expansion and defence of Ross's argument that 'though suffering can be deserved, punishment cannot be justified on this basis.' Although I am broadly sympathetic to retributive theories of punishment, this paper gave me plenty of reason to reconsider, and even if I wasn't fully persuaded by the paper, I do think it presents arguments that retributivists will need to take seriously. Ultimately, I have not been able to discuss all of the papers in the collection, and the ones I have focused on may well be a reflection of my particular interests, and not necessarily a reflection of the quality of the work. Overall though, this collection will undoubtedly be of interest to those interested in this particular period in the history of moral philosophy. In addition, it also deserves to reach a wider audience and the collection did convince me that many of these philosophers are deserving of more attention from the contemporary mainstream.
Philosophy in review, Feb 28, 2013
Where is the Free Agency in Personal Agency?
The Philosophical Quarterly, 2011
According to Jonathan Lowe's ‘Personal Agency’, free actions begin with a volition or act of ... more According to Jonathan Lowe's ‘Personal Agency’, free actions begin with a volition or act of will, which is itself a freely performed action. However, Lowe's explanation of why volitions are free actions is viciously circular: he argues that volitions qualify as free actions because they are rationally explicable, but claims that an action can only be rationally explicable if it is freely performed.
Hart on Responsibility
Notes on Contributors Introduction C. G. Pulman 1. Hart's Senses of 'Responsibility' ... more Notes on Contributors Introduction C. G. Pulman 1. Hart's Senses of 'Responsibility' Karin Boxer 2. Voluntary Interventions C. G. Pulman 3. Causing Things and Doing Things Helen Steward 4. A Framework for Punishment: What is the Insight of Hart's 'Prolegomenon'? Douglas Husak 5. Legal Responses to Consensual Sexuality Among Adults: Through and Beyond the Harm Principle Matthew H. Kramer 6. Revisiting the Hart/Wootton Debate on Responsibility Matt Matravers and Arina Cocoru 7. Hart's Choices Gideon Yaffe 8. Hart, Punishment, and Excusing Conditions Erasmus Mayr 9. Hart and Punishment for Negligence Larry Alexander Bibliography Index
The Introduction of Conservation Covenants in English Law
Contract and Property with an Environmental Perspective, 2020
Voluntary Interventions
Hart on Responsibility, 2014
Critical notice of Helen Steward's 'A Metaphysics for Freedom', published in the Philosophical Qu... more Critical notice of Helen Steward's 'A Metaphysics for Freedom', published in the Philosophical Quarterly
Teaching Documents by Christopher Pulman
Descartes' best known defence of dualism is found in his Meditations on First Philosophy with Obj... more Descartes' best known defence of dualism is found in his Meditations on First Philosophy with Objections and Replies, but dualist ideas are also found in his Principles of Philosophy and The Passions of the Soul.
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