The Law as a Moral Agent: Making People Good

This book examines the controversial and repercussive contention that an objective of the law should be to promote personal morality - to make people ethically better. It surveys a number of domains, including criminal law, tort law, contract law, family law, and medical law (particularly the realm...

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Hauptverfasser: Foster, Charles (VerfasserIn), Herring, Jonathan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021
Ausgabe:1st edition
Schriftenreihe:SpringerBriefs in Law
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Zusammenfassung:This book examines the controversial and repercussive contention that an objective of the law should be to promote personal morality - to make people ethically better. It surveys a number of domains, including criminal law, tort law, contract law, family law, and medical law (particularly the realm of moral enhancement technologies) asking for each: (a) Does the existing law seek to promote personal morality? (b) If so, what is the account of morality promoted, and what is the substantive content? (c) Does it work? and (d) Is this a legitimate objective?
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (VII, 92 Seiten)
ISBN:9783030713348
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-71334-8

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