Harm to Self |
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| Author:
| Feinberg, Joel |
| Series title: | Moral Limits of the Criminal Law Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-986947-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Online resource |
| List Price: | USD $81.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the third volume of Joel Feinberg's highly regarded The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law, a four-volume series in which Feinberg skillfully addresses a complex question: What kinds of conduct may the state make criminal without infringing on the moral autonomy of individual citizens? In Harm to Self, Feinberg offers insightful commentary into various notions attached to self-inflicted harm, covering such topics as legal paternalism, personal sovereignty and its boundaries,...
More DescriptionThis is the third volume of Joel Feinberg's highly regarded The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law, a four-volume series in which Feinberg skillfully addresses a complex question: What kinds of conduct may the state make criminal without infringing on the moral autonomy of individual citizens? In Harm to Self, Feinberg offers insightful commentary into various notions attached to self-inflicted harm, covering such topics as legal paternalism, personal sovereignty and its boundaries, voluntariness and assumptions of risk, consent and its counterfeits, coercive force, incapacity, and choice of death.