Name: The Law as a Moral Agent: Making People Good
Brand: Springer-Verlag
SKU: 9783030713331
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Author: Charles Foster; Jonathan Herring
ISBN: 9783030713331

The Law as a Moral Agent: Making People Good

Edited by Charles Foster · Jonathan Herring

Springer-Verlag March 2021

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9783030713331
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Publication: March 2021
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Switzerland ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

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?