Moral combat / Heidi M. Hurd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hurd, Heidi M. (Heidi Margaret), 1960-

Series:

Cambridge studies in philosophy and law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law and ethics.

Ethical relativism.

Physical Description:

xvii, 348 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Summary:

This book explores the thesis that legal roles force people to engage in moral combat, an idea that is implicit in the assumption that citizens may be morally required to disobey unjust laws, while judges may be morally required to punish citizens for civil disobedience. Heidi Hurd advances the surprising argument that the law cannot require us to do what morality forbids. Moral Combat is a sophisticated, well-conceived and carefully argued book on a very important and controversial topic at the junction between legal and political philosophy. It will be of interest to moral, legal, and political philosophers, as well as teachers and students of professional ethics in law.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-338) and index.

ISBN:

0521642248

OCLC:

40782933