Coercion / Alan Wertheimer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wertheimer, Alan, author.

Series:

Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Duress (Law).

Duress (Law)--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 318 pages)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"Wertheimer attempts to move beyond previous theories of coercion by conducting a fairly extensive survey of the way in which cases involving coercion have been treated by American courts. This impressive project occupies the first half of the book, where he makes a convincing case that there is a fairly unified 'theory of coercion' at work in adjudication, past and present. This legal theory, however, is not entirely adequate for the purposes of social and political philosophy, and the last half of the book develops Wertheimer's more comprehensive philosophical theory.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction – Part I : Law. 2 Contracts – 3 Tort: Assumed risk and informed consent

4 Marriage, adoption, and wills – 5 Blackmail and coercive speech – 6 Confessions and searches – 7 Plea bargaining – 8 Duress and necessity as defenses in the criminal law

II. Philosophy

10 The language of coercion

11 No choice

12 Coercive proposals: I

13. Coercive proposals: II

14 Morality, intentionality, and freedom – 15 From coercive proposals to coercion

16. Coercion and voluntariness – 17 Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781400859290 (electronic book)

1400859298

OCLC:

979594688