Feinberg is one of the leading philosophers of law of the last forty years. This volume collects recent articles, both published and unpublished, on what he terms "basic questions" about the law, particularly in regard to the relationship to morality. Accessibly and elegantly written, this volume's audience will reflect the diverse nature of Feinberg's own interests: scholars in philosophy of law, legal theory, and ethical and moral theory.
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"Feinberg is undoubtedly one of the preeminent social and legal philosophers of the twentieth century. His work is justly praised for an enviable variety of virtues, all of which are on display in this collection of essays."--Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
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Joel Feinberg is at University of Arizona (Emeritus).
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Perhaps the most distinctive tenet of natural law theory is that morality-or some sector of morality, notably, justice-is not simply a useful criterion for evaluating any given system of human law nor simply a desirable feature to import into law. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
morally worse person, perverse wickedness, moral blameworthiness, sheer wickedness, ghostly realm, psychiatric judgments, moral record, completed crimes, causal capacity, more blameworthy, conventional right, natural law theorist, moral luck, plain evil Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Supreme Court, United States, Pan Dulce, Jeffrey Dahmer, Purple Shirt, Milton's Satan, Paradise Lost, John Doe, New York, Professor Fletcher, Ten Commandments, Adam Smith, Adolf Eichmann, Leo Katz, Lon Fuller, Notre Dame, Sergeant Hoodock, World War New!
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Perhaps the most distinctive tenet of natural law theory is that morality-or some sector of morality, notably, justice-is not simply a useful criterion for evaluating any given system of human law nor simply a desirable feature to import into law. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
morally worse person, perverse wickedness, moral blameworthiness, sheer wickedness, ghostly realm, psychiatric judgments, moral record, completed crimes, causal capacity, more blameworthy, conventional right, natural law theorist, moral luck, plain evil Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Supreme Court, United States, Pan Dulce, Jeffrey Dahmer, Purple Shirt, Milton's Satan, Paradise Lost, John Doe, New York, Professor Fletcher, Ten Commandments, Adam Smith, Adolf Eichmann, Leo Katz, Lon Fuller, Notre Dame, Sergeant Hoodock, World War New!
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- Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) by John Milton on 4 pages
- Harm to Self (Moral Limits of the Criminal Law) by Joel Feinberg on page 200, and Back Matter
- Social Philosophy by Joel Feinberg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Mask of Sanity (Medical Library) by Hervey Cleckley on page 166, and Back Matter
- The Mask of Sanity by Hervey M. Cleckley on page 166, and Back Matter
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