Hiding from Humanity : Disgust, Shame, and the Law /

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Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This powerful and elegantly written book, by one of America's most influential philosophers, presents...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Nussbaum, Martha C. (Martha Craven), 1947-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Law > Psychological aspects.
LAW > Ethics & Professional Responsibility.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > Reference.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
Droit > Aspect psychologique.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This powerful and elegantly written book, by one of America's most influential philosophers, presents a critique of the role that shame and disgust play in our individual and social lives and, in particular, in the law. Martha Nussbaum argues that we should be wary of these emotions because they are associated in troubling ways with a desire to hide from our humanity, embodying an unrealistic and sometime.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (432 pages).
ISBN:9781400825943

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