Contents -- PART I Philosophical Preliminaries -- 1. A Tale of Two Pies -- 2. Hobbesian Man, Lockean World -- 3. The Integrity of Constitutional Text -- PART II Takings Prima Facie -- 4. Takings and Torts -- 5. Partial Takings: The Unity of Ownership -- 6. Possession and Use -- 7. Rights of Disposition and Contract -- 8. Taking from Many: Liability Rules, Regulations, and Taxes -- PART III Justifications for Takings -- 9. The Police Power: Ends -- 10. The Police Power: Means -- 11. Consent and Assumption of Risk -- PART IV Public Use and Just Compensation -- 12. Public Use -- 13. Explicit Compensation -- 14. Implicit In-Kind Compensation -- 15. Property and the Common Pool -- 16. Tort -- 17. Regulation -- 18. Taxation -- 19. Transfer Payments and Welfare Rights -- CONCLUSION Philosophical Implications -- Index of Cases -- General Index.