Harmless Wrongdoing
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Jurisprudence, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
| Author: | Joel Feinberg | ISBN: | 9780199878574 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | July 5, 1984 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joel Feinberg |
| ISBN: | 9780199878574 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | July 5, 1984 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
This first volume in the four-volume series The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law focuses on the "harm principle," the commonsense view that prevention of harm to persons other than the perpetrator is a legitimate purpose of criminal legislation. Feinberg presents a detailed analysis of the concept and definition of harm and applies it to a host of practical and theoretical issues, showing how the harm principle must be interpreted if it is to be a plausible guide to the lawmaker.
This first volume in the four-volume series The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law focuses on the "harm principle," the commonsense view that prevention of harm to persons other than the perpetrator is a legitimate purpose of criminal legislation. Feinberg presents a detailed analysis of the concept and definition of harm and applies it to a host of practical and theoretical issues, showing how the harm principle must be interpreted if it is to be a plausible guide to the lawmaker.
