Person-Centered Contract Theory (Cross & Gavel Podcast)
Episode # 172 — C. Scott Pryor
“It is necessary that there be a way in which I may commit myself.”
(Charles Fried)
This week, we continue digging into the interaction of law and religion with a conversation about an all too familiar topic for law students: contracts.
In this episode, I am joined by law professor C. Scott Pryor to talk about his soon to be published paper in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy: Person-Centered Pluralism About Contract Law (download here). Scott and I talk about the fundamentals of contract law, the moral obligation of promise, the significance of binding obligations, the importance of consequences for breaches, the nature of the market, and the importance of love as the motivation behind contract theory.
Scott holds a B.A. from Dordt College and an M.A. from Reformed Theological Seminary. He earned his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin College of Law. You can find many of his other thoughts in his blog here.
I hope you enjoy!