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Problems at the roots of law : essays in legal and political theory / Joel Feinberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feinberg, Joel, 1926-2004, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Law--Political aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 220 pages)
- Other Title:
- Essays in legal and political theory
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Collects articles, on what the author terms "basic questions" about the law, particularly in regard to the relationship to morality. This volume reflects the diverse nature of his own interests: scholars in philosophy of law, legal theory, and ethical and moral theory.
- Contents:
- 1. Natural law: the dilemmas of judges who must interpret immoral laws
- 2. In defense of moral rights
- 3. Criminal entrapment: instigating the unpredisposed
- 4. Criminal attempts: equal punishments for failed attempts
- 5. "Not with my tax money": the problem of justifying government subsidies for the arts
- 6. Evil
- 7. Fusion: the blending of moral and psychiatric judgments.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-215) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028864-7
- 1-282-05177-6
- 9786612051777
- 0-19-803532-2
- OCLC:
- 191827152
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