Law's virtues : fostering autonomy and solidarity in American society / Cathleen Kaveny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaveny, Cathleen.

Series:

Moral Traditions Series

Moral traditions series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Law.

Law and ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Can the law promote moral values even in pluralistic societies such as the United States? Drawing upon important federal legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, legal scholar and moral theologian Cathleen Kaveny argues that it can. In conversation with thinkers as diverse as Thomas Aquinas, Pope John Paul II, and Joseph Raz, she argues that the law rightly promotes the values of autonomy and solidarity. At the same time, she cautions that wise lawmakers will not enact mandates that are too far out of step with the lived moral values of the actual community. According to Kaveny

Contents:

Autonomy, solidarity and law's pedagogy

Law and morality : understanding the relationship

The pro-life movement and the purpose of law

Bad pedagogy, bad law : what foca is; and isn't

Genetic information and Razian autonomy

Dying gracefully

Dying well, assisted suicide, and constitutional law

Voting and faithful citizenship

Intrinsic evil and political responsibility

Voting and complicity in wrongdoing.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589019331

1589019334

OCLC:

818851752