The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law: Volume 3: Harm to Self
| Author | : Joel Feinberg |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 445 |
| Release | : 1989-08-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195059236 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195059239 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (239 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law: Volume 3: Harm to Self by : Joel Feinberg
Download or read book The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law: Volume 3: Harm to Self written by Joel Feinberg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989-08-17 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume tackles the riddles associated with the commonly proposed principle called 'legal paternalism'. It evaluates (and rejects) the principle that it can be right to impose coercion on a person 'for his own good', whatever his own wishes in the matter.