SpringerBriefs in Law: Making People Good

Foster, Charles; Herring, Jonathan

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?

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2021-03-31

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030713331

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-71334-8

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 92